Table 5. Kruskal-Wallis H test results of pretest severity levels on TAS-20^a score reductions.

	Borderline median (IQR)	Definite median (IQR)	Severe median (IQR)	H	P value
Total
TAS-20	2.00 (−1.00 to 3.00)	3.50 (−0.50 to 5.80)	3.00 (0.00 to 15.00)	1.353	.50
Subscales
DIFb	0.00 (−4.00 to 2.50)	3.00 (0.30 to 7.00)	0.00 (−5.00 to 6.00)	3.521	.17
DDFc	0.00 (−1.50 to 1.00)	1.50 (−2.00 to 2.00)	3.00 (−2.00 to 5.00)	1.628	.44
EOTd	0.00 (−0.50 to 5.50)	−1.00 (−2.80 to 0.00)	3.00 (2.00 to 6.00)	8.233	.02

^aTAS-20: 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale.

^bDIF: Difficulty Identifying Feelings.

^cDDF: Difficulty Describing Feelings.

^dEOT: Externally Oriented Thinking.