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Table 1 Background data of included patients

From: Symptom, alexithymia and self-image outcomes of Mentalisation-based treatment for borderline personality disorder: a naturalistic study

Variable

Percentage of all patients

Sociodemographic variables

Sex, female

89.3%

Married/cohabiting

37.3%

Have children

28.0%

Working/studying

42.7%

Tertiary Educationa

30.7%

Sickness benefit

48.0%

Trauma

Sexual abuse < 15 yrs

42.9%

Physical abuse < 15 yrs

52.9%

Rape 15 yrs.>

45.9%

Trauma (any)

76.1%

Loss of parent < 18 yrs

6.7%

Axis I diagnosis

Depressive disorder (any)

58.7%

Bipolar disorder (any)

2.7%

PTSD

25.3%

Anxiety disorder (any except PTSD)

68.0%

Psychotic disorder (any)

4.0%

Substance Abuse disorder (any)

20.0%

Eating disorder (any)

22.7%

ADHD

24.0%

Axis II diagnosis

Paranoid PD

20.6%

Schizoid PD

0

Schizotypal PD

5.9%

Cluster A PD, total

26.5%

Histrionic PD

2.9%

Narcissistic PD

4.4%

Borderline PD

100%

Antisocial PD

7.4%

Cluster B PD other than BPD, total

13.2%

Avoidant PD

41.2%

Dependent PD

20.6%

Obsessive-Compulsive PD

16.2%

Cluster C PD, total

57.4%

  1. aTertiary education = post-high school/gymnasium education, i.e. university or community college