Table 2 Severity of mental health problems, impairment and functioning and experiences of the milestone cohort assessed at baseline by medication grouP (T1, N = 690).
Mean (SD) or N (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Group 1* (N = 186) | Group 2* (N = 304) | Group 3* (N = 200) | p-value** | |
SEVERITY OF MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS | ||||
Clinician rated severity of psychopathology (CGI-S) | ||||
Not at all ill | 15 (8.1%) | 18 (5.9%) | 29 (14.5%) | 0.018 |
Borderline/mildly/moderately ill | 108 (58.1%) | 179 (58.9%) | 125 (62.5%) | |
Markedly ill or more severe | 38 (20.4%) | 65 (21.4%) | 31 (15.5%) | |
Missing | 25 (13.4%) | 42 (13.8%) | 15 (7.5%) | |
Mental health (HoNOSCA; range 0–52) | 13.9 (9.6) | 12.8 (8.6) | 9.3 (7.0) | <0.001 |
Lifetime suicide attempt | ||||
Yes | 56 (30.1%) | 90 (29.6%) | 34 (17.0%) | <0.001 |
No | 116 (62.4%) | 193 (63.5%) | 161 (80.5%) | |
Missing | 14 (7.5%) | 21 (6.9%) | 5 (2.5%) | |
Non-accidental self-injury (HoNOSCA domain) | ||||
No problem of this kind | 125 (67.2%) | 203 (66.8%) | 163 (81.5%) | <0.001 |
Occasional thoughts about death, or of self-harm not leading to injury. No self-harm or suicidal thoughts. | 21 (11.3%) | 25 (8.2%) | 15 (7.5%) | |
Non-hazardous self-harm whether or not associated with suicidal thoughts | 9 (4.8%) | 20 (6.6%) | 12 (6.0%) | |
Moderately severe suicidal intent or moderate non-hazardous self-harm | 16 (8.6%) | 28 (9.2%) | 7 (3.5%) | |
Serious suicidal attempt or serious deliberate self-injury | 12 (6.5%) | 17 (5.6%) | 3 (1.5%) | |
Missing | 3 (1.6%) | 11 (3.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
Quality of life (WHOQOL-BREF; range 4–20) | ||||
Psychological | 17.2 (3.9) | 17.3 (3.7) | 18.6 (3.3) | <0.001 |
Physical | 20.8 (3.7) | 20.7 (3.8) | 20.9 (3.0) | 0.048 |
Social | 10.4 (2.5) | 10.1 (2.3) | 10.6 (2.4) | 0.007 |
Environmental | 30.8 (5.1) | 29.7 (5.4) | 30.1 (4.7) | <0.001 |
Total | 79.2 (12.1) | 77.9 (12.1) | 80.2 (10.5) | <0.001 |
Everyday functional skills (SLOF) | ||||
Physical functioning | 24.1 (1.6) | 24.2 (1.6) | 24.1 (1.5) | 0.023 |
Personal care skills | 33.1 (2.6) | 33.5 (2.4) | 33.7 (2.7) | <0.001 |
Interpersonal relationships | 24.6 (6.8) | 25.8 (6.2) | 27.5 (6.6) | <0.001 |
Social acceptability | 30.7 (3.9) | 31.1 (3.6) | 32.3 (3.1) | <0.001 |
Activities | 48.3 (7.8) | 49.9 (5.7) | 50.7 (5.7) | <0.001 |
Work skills | 22.8 (6.3) | 23.9 (5.3) | 24.1 (6.0) | <0.001 |
Total | 183.5 (21.7) | 188.8 (17.7) | 192.5 (17.5) | <0.001 |
Life events (range 0–13) | 1.7 (1.7) | 2.1 (1.7) | 1.8 (1.6) | <0.001 |
Bullying | ||||
Victim | 72 (38.7%) | 110 (36.2%) | 88 (44.0%) | <0.001 |
Bully/victim | 70 (37.6%) | 119 (39.1%) | 66 (33.0%) | |
Bully | 4 (2.2%) | 13 (4.3%) | 5 (2.5%) | |
Non-involved | 37 (19.9%) | 52 (17.1%) | 37 (18.5%) | |
Missing | 3 (1.6%) | 10 (3.3%) | 4 (2.0%) | |
