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Table 1 Baseline demographics

From: Adolescent experience of radically open dialectical behaviour therapy: a qualitative study

Mean age (sd, range)

 - At commencement of RO DBT

16 years (1.3, 14–17)

 - At time of interview

17 years (1.2, 15–18)

Gender distribution (%)

13 female (86.7%)

2 male (13.3%)

Ethnicity

 - White British

15 (100%)

DSM-V Primary Diagnosis

 - Eating disorder

13 (86.7%)

  - Anorexia Nervosa

12 (80.0%)

  - Atypical Anorexia Nervosa

1 (6.7%)

 - Major Depressive Disorder

2 (13.3%)

DAWBA Predicted DSM-V Comorbid Diagnoses

 - Major Depressive Disorder

4 (26.7%)

 - Anxiety disorder (>  1 diagnosed)

10 (66.7%)

  - Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

9 (60.0%)

  - Social Phobia

6 (40.0%)

  - Specific Phobia

2 (13.3%)

 - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

2 (13.3%)

Self-harm present

8 (53.3%)

Number of predicted DAWBA diagnoses

 - 1 diagnosis

3 (20.0%)

 - 2 diagnoses

5 (33.3%)

 - 3 diagnoses

5 (33.3%)

 - 4 or more diagnoses

2 (13.3%)

Previous treatment

 - FT-ED

12 (80.0%)

 - CBT

4 (26.7%)

 - DBT

2 (13.3%)

 - Inpatient treatment

4 (26.7%)

 - Day programme treatment

3 (20.0%)

 - No previous treatment

0 (0.0%)

  1. Abbreviations: CBT Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, DAWBA Development and Wellbeing Assessment, DBT Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, FT-ED eating disorder focused family therapy, sd standard deviation