Table 1.

Change in pre- to post-treatment mean scores on measures for Borderline, Avoidant, and Obsessive-Compulsive personality disorder symptoms.

Pre-treatment				Post-treatment
Variable	n	Mean	S.D.	Mean	S.D.	t	df	p
SCL-90-R:
Global Symptom Index High: >70 Moderate: 60 – 69 Average: 40 – 59 Below average: <40	20	69.78	7.53	58.78	11.10	4.59	19	0.000
Depression	20	70.10	4.19	60.75	10.12	4.06	19	0.001
Anxiety	18	65.61	10.58	59.89	9.18	2.58	17	0.010
Interpersonal Sensitivity	20	69.10	8.14	59.25	9.59	5.32	19	0.000
Psychoticism	20	68.20	8.17	59.40	8.33	4.36	19	0.000
Paranoid Ideation	20	62.05	10.80	52.10	9.11	5.67	19	0.000
Obsessive Compulsive	20	67.55	8.84	60.05	9.56	3.21	19	0.003
BDI-Total Score Minimal: <14 Mild: 14–19 Moderate: 20–28 Severe: >28	20	21.75	7.46	12.80	9.94	3.40	19	0.002
BAI-Total Score Minimal: <8 Mild: 8 – 15 Moderate: 16 – 25 Severe: >25	18	16.56	10.76	12.06	10.61	1.67	17	0.056
RAS:
Over-Absorption Minimal: <17 Mild: 17–24 Moderate: 25–32 Severe: >32	20	24.00	7.98	19.35	7.60	2.99	19	0.004
EDI:
Interpersonal Distrust Low: <2.3 Average: 2.3–5.1 Elevated: 5.2–8 Severe: >8.1	18	6.94	5.06	3.56	3.42	3.94	17	0.000
Perfectionism Low: <5.6 Average: 5.6–9.5 Elevated: 9.6–13.6 Severe: >13.7	18	9.33	5.42	7.44	4.68	2.34	17	0.016
Ineffectiveness Low: <2.1 Average: 2.1 Elevated: 5.7 Severe: >5.8	18	15.21	7.36	7.21	4.99	4.17	17	0.000
TAS:
Total Score non-alexithymia: <52 possible alexithymia: 52–60 alexithymia: 61	13	57.15	12.72	48.23	9.26	2.53	12	0.026
Difficulty Identifying Feelings	13	21.54	6.58	17.23	5.99	1.86	12	0.088
Difficulty Describing Feelings	13	16.08	5.52	13.38	5.28	2.23	12	0.04

Note: SCL-90: Symptom Checklist-90-Revised; BDI: Beck Depression Inventory; BAI: Beck Anxiety Inventory; RAS: Reflective Activity Scale; TAS: Toronto Alexithymia Scale; EDI: Eating Disorder Inventory.