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Table 3 T0, T6, T12, T24 comparisons during the first year of the study: rating scales.

From: Supervised team management, with or without structured psychotherapy, in heavy users of a mental health service with borderline personality disorder: a two-year follow-up preliminary randomized study

VARIABLE

Times of observation

GLM*

p<

GLM**

p<

 

T0

(17 vs 18)

T3

(17 vs 18)

T6

(16 vs 17)

T12

(16 vs 17)

    

CGI Item 1

        

STM

3.8 ± .8

3.2 ± .8

3.3 ± .7

3.3 ± 1.0

8.47

.000°

1.33

.258

SB-APP

4.3 ± 1.0

3.7 ± 1.1

3.6 ± 1.1

3.3 ± 1.1

    

GAF

        

STM

57.4 ± 9.9

64.1 ± 7.8

65.9 ± 11.6

65.9 ± 11.2

11.61

.000°

2.31

.081

SB-APP

60.2 ± 9.1

62.5 ± 12.2

62.3 ± 12.4

66.4 ± 13.0

    

CGI-M 1

        

STM

3.4 ± 1.4

3.1 ± 1.3

2.9 ± 1.3

2.4 ± 1.1

23.27

.000°

2.55

.060

SB-APP

4.2 ± 1.2

3.5 ± 1.6

2.8 ± 1.2

2.6 ± 1.1

    

CGI-M 2

        

STM

3.1 ± 1.4

3.0 ± 1.5

2.9 ± 1.2

2.4 ± 1.1

17.68

.000°

2.88

.040°°

SB-APP

4.3 ± 1.5

3.8 ± 1.3

3.2 ± 1.2

2.8 ± 1.3

    

CGI-M 3

        

STM

3.2 ± 1.5

2.7 ± 1.1

2.4 ± 1.1

2.2 ± .1

19.69

.000°

.24

.869

SB-APP

4.4 ± 1.0

3.9 ± 1.1

3.3 ± 1.0

3.2 ± 1.2

    

CGI-M 4

        

STM

2.6 ± 1.3

2.5 ± .7

2.2 ± 1.0

1.8 ± 1.1

18.14

.000°

3.24

.025°°

SB-APP

3.5 ± 1.4

2.6 ± 1.3

2.4 ± 1.1

2.0 ± 1.0

    

CGI-M 5

        

STM

2.1 ± 1.5

1.7 ± 1.0

1.6 ± .7

1.4 ± .7

25.03

.000°

6.09

.019°°

SB-APP

3.5 ± 1.9

2.9 ± 1.9

1.8 ± .8

1.5 ± .8

    

CGI-M 6

        

STM

2.8 ± 1.3

2.7 ± 1.0

2.4 ± .9

2.2 ± .9

9.61

.000°

1.42

.241

SB-APP

4.3 ± 1.4

3.8 ± 1.5

3.3 ± 1.4

2.9 ± 1.4

    

CGI-M 7

        

STM

3.2 ± 1.3

2.9 ± 1.3

2.8 ± 1.2

2.6 ± 1.1

19.23

.000°

2.50

.009°°

SB-APP

4.2 ± 1.2

3.7 ± 1.4

3.4 ± 1.2

2.8 ± .8

    

CGI-M 8

        

STM

3.4 ± 1.2

3.3 ± 1.3

2.9 ± 1.1

2.6 ± 1.1

12.32

.000°

.64

.592

SB-APP

3.6 ± 1.5

3.1 ± 1.3

2.9 ± 1.2

2.6 ± 1.4

    

CGI-M 9

        

STM

2.4 ± 1.1

2.2 ± 1.1

1.6 ± .9

1.6 ± .9

10.77

.000°

1.87

-139

SB-APP

2.9 ± 1.9

2.7 ± 1.8

2.7 ± 1.8

2.3 ± 1.5

    
  1. STM = Supervised Team Management group; SB-APP = Sequential Brief Adlerian Psychodynamic Psychotherapy group; CGI Item 1: Clinical Global Impression; CGI-M: CGI modified for BPD subjects. Items: 1) fear of abandonment; 2) disturbed relationships; 3) identity distortion; 4) impulsivity; 5) suicidality; 6) affective instability; 7) chronic feelings of emptiness; 8) anger reactions; 9) dissociative symptoms. * = changes within individuals; ** = differences between treatment groups; post-hoc ° = T12 < T6 < T3, T1; °° = SB-APP group showed a greater tendency toward improvement. df = 3