Table 1 Distribution of patients’ socio-demographic and clinical characteristics by allocated treatment

Females (%)

16

55

18

72

0.202

Age (years), mean (SD)

29

46 (12.3)

25

47 (9.4)

0.853

Education (%)

0.951

Primary school certificate

13

45

11

44

High school education/degree

16

55

14

56

Occupational status (%)

0.342

Employed

15

52

8

32

Unemployed

6

21

7

28

Other

8

28

10

40

Marital status

0.944

Unmarried

8

28

6

24

Married

15

52

14

56

Divorced/Widowed

6

21

5

20

Psychiatric admissions in the previous 12 months (%)

0

10

34

7

28

1

11

38

9

36

0.781

≥2

8

28

9

36

Personality disorders (%)

10

34

7

28

0.609

Current alcohol/drug abuse

0

0

2

8

0.210

History of alcohol abuse

4

14

8

32

0.188

Acts of self-harm in the previous 12 months (%)

0.721

1

16

55

15

60

≥2

13

45

10

40

Physical illness (%)

12

41

5

20

0.092

Past use of antidepressants (number), mean (SD)

29

3 (1.9)

25

3 (1.9)

0.470

Past use of lithium (%)

4

14

3

12

1.000