Table 5.
Comparison of Credible Comparison Treatment with Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) on Common Factors: Means (and Standard Deviations)
| Common Factor | Comparison | DBT | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Therapeutic Alliance | |||
| Session 6 (Patient Rating of Therapists)a | 89.3 (9.3) | 94.9 (13.6) | |
| Session6 (Patient Rating of Fellow Patients) a | 4.9 (0.7) | 5.1 (0.7) | |
| Session 12 (Patient Rating of Therapists)b | 94.6 (14.4) | 96.8 (9.8) | |
| Session 12 (Patient Rating of Fellow Patients) b | 5.1 (0.9) | 5.0 (0.7) | |
| Session 4 (Therapist Rating of Alliance) | 4.3 (0.8) | 4.2 (0.9) | |
| Session 12 (Therapist Rating of Alliance) c | 4.0 (1.1) | 4.3 (.9) | |
| Systems of Explanation/Therapeutic Rationale | |||
| Pretreatment (Patient Rating) | 8.8 (1.4) | 9.2 (1.4) | |
| Session 1 (Patient Rating) | 7.7 (2.3) | 8.8(1.3) | |
| Session 4 (Therapist Assessment of Suitability) | 4.1 (0.8) | 4.2 (0.8) | |
| Session 12 (Therapist Assessment of Suitability) | 3.9 (0.9) | 4.3 (0.9) | |
| Therapeutic Optimism | |||
| Pretreatment (Patient Rating of Expectancy) | 7.3 (1.6) | 7.9 (2.1) | |
| Session 1 (Patient Rating of Expectancy) d | 7.0 (1.7) | 7.7 (1.7) | |
| Session 4 (Therapist Optimism about Patient) | 4.0 (0.7) | 4.1 (0.8) | |
| Session 12 (Therapist Optimism about Patient) | 3.7* (1.0) | 4.3* (0.9) | |
Note. Refer to Table 4 for description of assessments.
*
Difference between means p=.0.015. No other comparisons reached statistical significance p< .05. n=30 per condition unless noted
a
n = 28 (Comparison), n=30 (DBT)
b
n=26 (Comparison), n=30 (DBT)
c
n=29 (Comparison), n=30 (DBT)
d
n=21 (Comparison), n=21 (DBT)