Table 2 Mental illness phenotype of the study sample

Main diagnosis

MDD

44

60.3

BD

23

31.5

SZD

6

8.2

N of secondary psychiatric diagnoses

none

42

57.5

1

25

34.3

2

6

8.2

Current episode of disease

depressed

61

84.7

manic

2

2.7

mixed

9

8.2

Psychotic symptoms

yes

6

8.2

no

67

91.2

Age of first onset [yrs]

< 18

26

35.6

18–29

27

37.1

30–39

20

13.7

40–49

4

5.5

not stated

6

8.2

N of depressive episodes (incl. current)

1

15

20.5

2–3

8

10.9

4–5

13

17.8

> 5

20

27.5

not clearly definable

14

19.2

not stated

3

4.1

N of previous inpatient stays

none

28

38.4

1–2

20

27.4

3–5

15

20.6

> 5

8

11.0

not stated

2

2.7

Family History For

affective disorder

y/n/missing

49/20/4

67.1/27.4/5.5

History for suicide attempt(s)

y/n/missing

10/61/2

13.7/83.6/2.7

Psychometry

t₁

t₂

t₃

MADRS

23.48 ± 9.95,

N = 73

16.66 ± 9.56, N = 67

16.61 ± 10.45, N = 62

YMRS

4.77 ± 6.20, N = 30

6.10 ± 6.61,

N = 21

3.33 ± 3.58, N = 24

BPRS

47.0 ± 8.79, N = 7

37.75 ± 17.46,

N = 8

37.43 ± 10.06,

N = 7