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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Apr 23.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Psychiatry. 2010 Mar 15;167(8):958–968. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.09081123

Table 5.

Expectancy for Change and Treatment Credibility

Meta-Cognitive Therapy Support Group
Pre-Treatment Session 2 Pre-Treatment Session 2
Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD)
Helpfulness 2.35 (.734) 2.33 (.796) 2.41 (.609) 2.30 (.696)
Confidence 1.83 (.718) 2.17 (.718) 2.42 (.669) 2.23 (.725)

Note. The first question was, “How helpful do you think this treatment will be for you?” The second question was, “How confident would you be in recommending this treatment to a friend who has ADHD?” Responses were recorded on a 4-point Likert scale: 0=“Not At All Helpful/Confident”, 1= “Slightly…,” 2= “Moderately…,” 3 = “Very Helpful/Confident.” There were no significant differences between groups.