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. 2014 Apr 23;14:119. doi: 10.1186/1471-244X-14-119

Table 2.

Mean outcome measures (with SD) and effect sizes * (Cohens’ d ) of the step-down and outpatient treatments at baseline and at 8, 18, 3, and 6- years of follow-up

Step-down
  Baseline 8 months 18 months 3- years 6- years d
GAF
47.3
(4.3)
51.5
(10.2)
53.5
(10.3)
57.7
(12.7)
62.7
(13.6)
1.92
WSAS
25.3
(7.2)
20.6
(8.6)
19
(9)
19.2
(10.6)
13.7
(11.0)
1.19
GSI
1.71
(0.69)
1.43
(0.65)
1.32
(0.75)
1.19
(0.75)
0.91
(0.72)
1.14
BDI
18.3
(8.2)
17.2
(7.6)
15.5
(10.7)
14.7
(11.3)
13,0
(11.2)
0.56
CIP
1.66
(0.53)
1.53
(0.59)
1.51
(0.6)
1.42
(0.62)
1.13
(0.68)
0.89
QOL
3.3
(1.6)
4.5
(1.6)
4.9
(2.1)
5.4
(2)
6.1
(2.3)
1.49
PDcrit
13.3
(5.6)
 
 
 
 
8.5
(6.4)
5.9
(6.5)
1.24
Outpatient
 
Baseline
8 months
18 months
3- years
6- years
d
GAF
47.9
(4.6)
50.2
(12)
56.8
(11.7)
66.9
(12.6)
57.1
(14.5)
1.10
WSAS
24.7
(8.2)
18.9
(9.9)
15.7
(11.2)
12.6
(10.9)
18.3
(11.3)
0.68
GSI
1.75
(0.62)
1.43
(0.73)
1.23
(0.73)
1.06
(0.79)
1.12
(0.74)
0.95
BDI
19.9
(9.5)
18.5
(11.8)
16.6
(12.5)
12.2
(10.3)
13.4
(9.95)
0.66
CIP
1.72
(0.48)
1.52
(0.57)
1.25
(0.62)
1.22
(0.64)
1.32
(0.62)
0.75
QOL
3.6
(1.7)
4.4
(1.9)
5.1
(2.3)
5.9
(2.2)
5.5
(1.85)
1.08
PDcrit 13.4 (4.8)         6.0 (5.8) 5.6 (5.6) 1.53

Note. GSI: Global Severity Index; GAF: Global Assessment of Functioning; CIP: Circumplex of Interpersonal Problems; BDI: Beck depression inventory; WSAS: Social and Adjustment Scale; QoL: Quality of Life. *Effect sizes (d) are pre-post estimates from baseline to 6- years of follow-up.