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Treatment efficacy of narrative family therapy for children and adolescents with diverse psychiatric symptomatology Cover

Treatment efficacy of narrative family therapy for children and adolescents with diverse psychiatric symptomatology

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|Oct 2018

Figures & Tables

Change in symptom scores, median (IQR)

BaselineAfter treatmentCohen’s dp
All patients
Parent Activation Measurement56.4 (49.9 to 65.4)68.5 (59.1 to 75.3)0.610.001
Beck Self-Concept Index40.5 (32.0 to 52.5)46.0 (37.5 to 59.5)0.600.002
Beck Anxiety Index56.0 (47.5 to 66.0)53.0 (45.0 to 61.0)–0.240.214
Beck Depression Index58.0 (48.5 to 69.5)54.0 (43.5 to 60.0)–0.410.030
Beck Anger Index51.0 (40.0 to 62.0)50.0 (37.0 to 57.0)–0.200.299
Beck Disruptive Behavior Index48.0 (39.0-56.0)43.0 (34.0 to 51.0)–0.380.030
Total Negative symptom score211.0 (181.0 to 243.0)195.0 (171.0 to 223.0)–0.200.108
Patients with elevated baseline scores
Beck Self-Concept Index32.0 (27.0 to 39.0), n=2144.0 (35.5 to 54.5), n=181.000.001
Beck Anxiety Index67.5 (64.5 to 73.8), n=1659.0 (53.0 to 68.0), n=15–0.240.011
Beck Depression Index70.0 (65.5 to 73.5), n=1756.5 (49.0 to 63.25), n=14–0.410.001
Beck Anger Index69.0 (63.0 to 73.0), n=1158.0 (54.5 to 65.25), n=10–0.200.025
Beck Disruptive Behavior Index61.5 (60.8 to 65.3), n=660.0 (51.5 to 63.5), n=5–0.240.416

Demographics

Age, years (median (IQR))13.2 (11.2 to 14.9)
Sex
                                                              Female, n (%)28 (58.3%)
                                                              Male, n (%)20 (41.7%)
Treatment duration, days (mean ± SD)368.0 ± 224.4
Number of sessions (median (IQR))15.5 (11.0-28.5)
Primary diagnostic categories
Psychotic disorders, ICD-10 category DF2XX1 (2.1%)
Affective disorders, DF3XX6 (12.5%)
Anxiety disorders, DF4XX9 (18.8%)
Eating disorders, DF5XX10 (20.8%)
Developmental disorders, DF8XX10 (20.8%)
Behavioural disorders, DF9XX12 (25.0%)
Total48 (100.0%)
Language: English
Page range: 107 - 114
Published on: Oct 18, 2018
Published by: Psychiatric Research Unit
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2018 Nina Tejs Jørring, Karsten Gjessing Jensen, published by Psychiatric Research Unit
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