Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the sample (n = 23).
Age (years, mean ± SD) | 50.17 ± 12.72 |
Gender (males) | 9 (39.1%) |
Employment status (unemployed) | 13 (56.5%) |
Marital status (unmarried) | 18 (78.3%) |
Education level (up to secondary school) | 23 (95.8%) |
Living status (alone) | 4 (17.4%) |
Diagnosis | |
Major depressive disorder | 13 (56.5%) |
Adjustment disorder | 2 (8.6%) |
Borderline personality disorder | 5 (2.7%) |
Bipolar affective disorder | 3 (13.0%) |
Treatment | |
Antidepressants | 22 (95.7%) |
Anxiolytics | 17 (73.9%) |
Anticonvulsants | 5 (21.7%) |
Lithium | 1 (4.3%) |
Antipsychotics | 15 (65.2%) |
Length of admission (days mean ± SD, median, range) | 25.33 ± 18.23 median = 20.50, range: (5–64) |