TABLE 1.
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 DF2XX | 1 (2.1%) |
| Affective disorders, DF3XX | 6 (12.5%) |
| Anxiety disorders, DF4XX | 9 (18.8%) |
| Eating disorders, DF5XX | 10 (20.8%) |
| Developmental disorders, DF8XX | 10 (20.8%) |
| Behavioural disorders, DF9XX | 12 (25.0%) |
| Total | 48 (100.0%) |
TABLE 2.
Change in symptom scores, median (IQR)
| Baseline | After treatment | Cohen’s d | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All patients | ||||
| Parent Activation Measurement | 56.4 (49.9 to 65.4) | 68.5 (59.1 to 75.3) | 0.61 | 0.001 |
| Beck Self-Concept Index | 40.5 (32.0 to 52.5) | 46.0 (37.5 to 59.5) | 0.60 | 0.002 |
| Beck Anxiety Index | 56.0 (47.5 to 66.0) | 53.0 (45.0 to 61.0) | –0.24 | 0.214 |
| Beck Depression Index | 58.0 (48.5 to 69.5) | 54.0 (43.5 to 60.0) | –0.41 | 0.030 |
| Beck Anger Index | 51.0 (40.0 to 62.0) | 50.0 (37.0 to 57.0) | –0.20 | 0.299 |
| Beck Disruptive Behavior Index | 48.0 (39.0-56.0) | 43.0 (34.0 to 51.0) | –0.38 | 0.030 |
| Total Negative symptom score | 211.0 (181.0 to 243.0) | 195.0 (171.0 to 223.0) | –0.20 | 0.108 |
| Patients with elevated baseline scores | ||||
| Beck Self-Concept Index | 32.0 (27.0 to 39.0), n=21 | 44.0 (35.5 to 54.5), n=18 | 1.00 | 0.001 |
| Beck Anxiety Index | 67.5 (64.5 to 73.8), n=16 | 59.0 (53.0 to 68.0), n=15 | –0.24 | 0.011 |
| Beck Depression Index | 70.0 (65.5 to 73.5), n=17 | 56.5 (49.0 to 63.25), n=14 | –0.41 | 0.001 |
| Beck Anger Index | 69.0 (63.0 to 73.0), n=11 | 58.0 (54.5 to 65.25), n=10 | –0.20 | 0.025 |
| Beck Disruptive Behavior Index | 61.5 (60.8 to 65.3), n=6 | 60.0 (51.5 to 63.5), n=5 | –0.24 | 0.416 |