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Table 3 Descriptive means ( M d ) and standard deviations ( SD ) for pair-wise comparisons t0–t3

From: Effectiveness of dialectic behavioral therapy in routine outpatient care: the Berlin Borderline Study

 

t0

t3

 

Time effect

 

M d

SD

M d

SD

n(pairs)

t

df

p

Effect sized

BSL

2.13

0.55

1.69

0.88

37

2.97

36

.005

0.49

QTF

3.69

0.53

3.32

0.75

34

3.08

33

.004

0.53

BDI

30.9

8.6

22.4

14.3

39

4.10

38

<.001

0.66

HAM-D

11.68

4.74

9.06

6.50

31

2.40

30

.023

0.43

BSI-GSI

1.91

0.65

1.52

0.91

39

2.69

38

.010

0.43

DSS

28.5

16.2

19.6

13.9

31

3.39

30

.002

0.61

  1. Note. Effect sizes (Cohen’s d) are based on pair-wise descriptive statistics t0-t3 (p-values obtained from pair-wise t-tests).
  2. BSL= Borderline Symptom List.
  3. QTF = Questionnaire of Thoughts and Feelings borderline-specific cognitions.
  4. BDI = Beck Depression Inventory.
  5. HAM-D = Hamilton Depression Scale.
  6. BSI-GSI = Brief Symptom Inventory – Global Severity Index.
  7. DSS = Dissociation-Tension-Scale.