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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of MHFA program participants

From: Evaluation of mental health first aid training for family members of military veterans with a mental health condition

Demographic Variable (n = 57)
Age (n = 56) 45.3 (14.8)
Marital Status
 Married 38 (66.7%)
 Partner/De facto 9 (15.8%)
 Single 10 (17.5%)
Lifetime mental health condition
 No 27 (47.4%)
 Yes 29 (50.9%)
 Unsure 1 (1.8%)
Reported diagnoses (n = 30):
 PTSD 10 (33.3%)
 Anxiety Disorder 13 (43.3%)
 Depressive Disorder 19 (63.3%)
 Panic Disorder 2 (6.7%)
 Alcohol Use Disorder 2 (6.7%)
 Substance Use Disorder 1 (3.3%)
 Bipolar Disorder 3 (10.0%)
 Other (Postnatal depression (n = 2); Borderline Personality 3 (10.0%)
Disorder (n = 1))
  ≥ 2 reported diagnoses 12 (40.0%)
Current mental health condition
 No 39 (68.4%)
 Yes 13 (22.8%)
 Unsure 5 (8.8%)
Reported diagnoses (n = 18):
 PTSD 9 (50.0%)
 Anxiety Disorder 11 (61.1%)
 Depressive Disorder 12 (66.7%)
 Panic Disorder 2 (11.1%)
 Bipolar Disorder 2 (11.1%)
 Other (Borderline Personality Disorder) 1 (5.6%)
  ≥ 2 reported diagnoses 8 (44.4%)
Relationship to Ex-Service Personnel Family Member
 Spouse of participant 34 (59.6%)
 Parent of participant 13 (22.8%)
 Child of participant 3 (5.3%)
 Aunt/Uncle of participant 1 (1.8%)
 Other (Parent in-law (n = 1); Son in-law (n = 1); Niece (n = 1)) 3 (5.3%)
 More than one family member known 3 (5.3%)
  1. Note. Data presented number of participants (percent of total participants); n = number of participants