Table 3.

Development of psychosocial adjustment from the beginning of therapy to one year after its end

Instrument			Before therapy (t1)		Four weeks after therapy (t2)		One year after therapy (t3)		Statistics (t1 to t3)
		N	Mean Value	SD	Mean Value	SD	Mean Value	SD	Wilcoxon-Test	Effect size d
GAF	Overall functioning	12	57.8	12.0	76.7	8.7	78.3	9.4	p = 0.010**	-1.91
CGI	Clinical global impression	12	5.67	0.78	3.44	0.73	3.00	1.48	p = 0.007**	3.40
ILC Adolescent	School	9	3.00	1.78	1.86	1.07	1.80	1.03	p = 0.011*	1.85
	Family	11	2.92	1.24	2.13	1.25	2.00	0.78	p = 0.070	0.79
	Social contact with peers	11	2.17	0.72	1.63	0.52	1.73	0.79	p = 0.206	0.62
	Interests and recreational activities	11	2.50	1.17	1.38	1.06	1.82	1.25	p = 0.107	0.46
	Physical health	11	2.50	1.17	2.25	0.89	2.27	0.91	p = 0.366	0.18
	Mental health	11	3.83	0.72	2.50	1.20	2.36	0.67	p = 0.004**	2.05
	Global rating of life quality	11	3.67	0.58	1.88	0.83	1.91	0.54	p = 0.004**	2.84
	Stress associated with the present disorder	11	3.83	0.94	2.50	1.07	2.18	0.87	p = 0.009**	1.77
	Stress associated with the assessment and therapy	11	2.25	0.87	1.13	0.35	1.27	0.47	p = 0.026*	1.30
ILC Therapist	Social contact with peers	12	2.17	1.19	1.78	1.30	1.83	1.34	p = 0.102	0.27
	Self occupation	12	2.17	0.58	2.44	2.51	1.58	0.67	p = 0.020*	0.94
	Need for treatment	12	4.08	0.29	2.67	0.71	2.25	1.14	p = 0.004**	2.20

SD = Standard deviation; * = Significance (bilateral) ≤ 0.05; ** = Significance (bilateral) ≤ 0.01; GAF = Global Assessment Scale of Functioning; CGI = Clinical Global Impression; ILC = Inventory of Life Quality in Children and Adolescents