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Table 1 Characteristics of the 192 patients

From: Admissions to acute adolescent psychiatric units: a prospective study of clinical severity and outcome

  

Test of differences between the four units

 

Proportion

χ2

d.f.

Pb

Sex (female)

70%

3.6

3

0.306

Living arrangements:

 

28.8

21

0.120

   With one parent

38%

   

   With both parents

31%

   

   With one parent and one stepparent

10%

   

   Institution

10%

   

   Alone or with others

6%

   

   Foster care

4%

   

Child Protection Service involved at intake

24%

6.1

3

0.108

Suicidal problems at intake:

 

10.7

12

0.556

   Suicide attempt before intake

10%

   

   Specific suicidal plans

10%

   

   Suicidal ideation without any associated plans

38%

   

   Passive wish to die

12%

   

   No suicidal problems

26%

   

   Missing

4%

   

Influenced (probably/definitely) by substances at intake

10%

1.7

3

0.635

Main disordera (grouped):

 

22.5

15

0.095

   No disorder from Axis One

16%

   

   Affective

28%

   

   Externalizing

26%

   

   Neurotic

18%

   

   Psychosis

11%

   

   Eating

2%

   

Developmental disorder:

14%

1.7

3

0.629

  1. a Main disorder from Axis One in the ICD-10 Multiaxial Classification [43].
  2. b We did not correct the P values for multiple comparisons.