Table 2 Clinical characteristics of adolescents seeking help from low-threshold walk-in clinics
Study Subjects | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Girls n = 1429 | Boys n = 642 | P value | |
Previous psychiatric treatment (%) | 30.9 | 36.6 | 0.651 |
Previous contact with child welfare services (%) | 13.8 | 25.2 | 0.021 |
Previous contacts due to current problems (%) | < 0.0011 | ||
No previous contacts | 38.9 | 30.2 | |
Psychiatric care | 5.0 | 4.4 | |
Public health care | 26.2 | 18.2 | |
Child welfare services | 6.0 | 6.9 | |
School | 26.2 | 33.3 | |
Other | 5.2 | 6.9 | |
Self-harming behaviour (%) | 24.7 | 16.4 | < 0.0011 |
Suicide attempt (%) | 3.9 | 4.7 | 0.581 |
The main reason for contact (%) | < 0.0011 | ||
Sleeping problems | 4.1 | 3.1 | |
School/Work problems | 9.5 | 21.5 | |
Depressive symptoms | 34.2 | 24.1 | |
Anxiety symptoms | 15.3 | 15.0 | |
Problems in social relationships | 16.1 | 9.3 | |
Self-harming behaviour | 2.0 | 0.8 | |
Antisocial/violent behaviour | 3.8 | 11.1 | |
Eating problem | 3.4 | 0.3 | |
Substance abuse/dependence | 2.1 | 4.8 | |
Traumatic experiences | 3.7 | 1.9 | |
Other psychiatric symptoms2 | 5.8 | 8.1 |