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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Depress Anxiety. 2011 Jul;28(7):532–540. doi: 10.1002/da.20847

Table 1.

Mean Cognitive Distortions by Intervention and Assessment Point (Completers)

Brief CBT (B- CBT)
M (SD)
Assessment (AC)
M (SD)
Supportive Counseling (SC)
M (SD)

Pre Post F/U Pre Post F/U Pre Post F/U
PBRS
 Self 3.18 (1.01) 4.07 (0.95) 4.16 (1.00) 3.16 (1.13) 4.02 (0.92) 4.42 (0.80) 3.51 (1.02) 4.00 (1.25) 3.77 (1.14)
 Other 3.20 (0.88) 3.96 (0.98) 3.95 (1.23) 3.47 (1.23) 4.14 (0.91) 4.21 (0.91) 3.72 (0.97) 3.97 (1.25) 3.99 (1.04)
 Safety 1.61 (1.35) 3.30 (1.47) 3.68 (1.52) 2.43 (1.51) 3.58 (1.66) 4.01 (1.55) 2.62 (1.62) 2.93 (1.89) 3.19 (1.54)
WAS
 Self-worth 18.78 (5.70) 20.70 (5.47) 20.50 (4.56) 15.37 (4.89) 19.70 (4.04) 20.10 (4.00) 19.37 (4.92) 20.05 (4.87) 20.36 (5.05)
 People 12.56 (4.62) 15.52 (3.52) 16.24 (4.55) 14.58 (5.37) 16.30 (4.23) 16.85 (3.98) 15.74 (5.53) 16.86 (5.30) 17.77 (4.53)
 World 11.94 (2.71) 15.57 (3.78) 15.24 (4.04) 13.00 (6.39) 14.70 (5.56) 15.25 (5.51) 16.53 (6.40) 17.23 (6.13) 16.68 (5.63)

Note. PBRS = Personal Beliefs and Reactions Scale; WAS = World Adjustment Scale. Higher scores indicate less maladaptive beliefs.