Table 4.

Nonspecific Predictors of Treatment Outcome

	Variable	χ2(p)
Positive association
(Predicts good outcome)	Higher parent education level	8.04 (0.005)
	Higher income	9.62 (0.002)
	Lower prolactin	23.18 (0.000)
Negative association (predicts worse outcome)
CSI	Anxiety	11.20 (0.001)
	Bipolar disorder	6.79 (0.009)
	Oppositional-defiant D/O	9.75 (0.002)
ABC	High hyperactivity	30.52 (0.000)
	High stereotypic behavior	7.00 (0.008)

Abbreviations: CSI = Child Symptom Inventory; ABC = Aberrant Behavior Checklist.