Table 2. Adjusted Means and Standard Deviations on Psychiatric Symptom Measures and Psychosocial Outcomes Across Time for Participants Showing a Positive Response to Behavior Therapy.
| Measure | Week 0 | Week 10 | Month 3 | Month 6 | F Value (df) | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secondary Psychiatric Symptoms | ||||||
| Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Rating Scale | ||||||
| Inattentive score | 8.47 (7.08) | 7.26 (6.10) | 7.65 (6.22) | 8.23 (6.83) | F(4, 22) = 0.46 | .76 |
| Hyperactive score | 5.38 (5.12) | 5.03 (5.15) | 4.41 (4.84) | 4.49 (4.29) | F(4, 26) = 0.59 | .67 |
| Total score | 13.94 (10.91) | 12.38 (10.34) | 12.20 (10.14) | 12.02 (9.39) | F(4, 24) = 0.40 | .8 |
| Disruptive Behavior Rating Scale | 5.92 (4.81) | 5.14 (4.49) | 5.09 (3.74) | 4.42b (5.15) | F(4, 24) = 2.37 | .026 |
| Child Behavior Checklist | ||||||
| Internalizing problems | 52.17 (12.15) | 50.10 (7.65) | 48.07 (8.67) | 47.78 (11.66) | F(3, 26) = 1.60 | .21 |
| Externalizing problems | 48.22 (9.42) | 49.30 (9.65) | 48.14 (9.21) | 47.38 (7.83) | F(3, 26) = 0.74 | .54 |
| Total problems | 51.58 (9.34) | 50.67 (7.95) | 49.9 (8.06) | 48.17 (7.83) | F(3, 26) = 1.04 | .39 |
| Children's Depression Inventory | ||||||
| Total score (T score) | 41.51 (9.67) | 39.1 (3.6) | 39.82 (5.25) | 38.81 (4.35) | F(4, 23) = 0.71 | .11 |
| Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders | ||||||
| Parent | 11.18 (7.49) | 7.48 (4.04) | 7.28 (5.53) | 7.69 (5.63) | F(4, 25) = 2.08 | .11 |
| Child | 15.30 (11.58) | 8.16 (11.04) | 9.51a (9.90) | 8.07b (8.16) | F(4, 27) = 5.53 | .002 |
| Children's Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale | ||||||
| Total score | 6.13 (7.00) | 3.07 (6.19) | 3.77 (2.78) | 2.29b (7.84) | F(4, 27) = 4.69 | .005 |
| Secondary psychosocial functioning | ||||||
| Child Behavior Checklist | ||||||
| Activities subscale | 46.99 (9.61) | 47.50 (9.37) | 48.40 (10.87) | 46.56 (8.14) | F(3, 18) = 0.38 | .77 |
| Social subscale | 50.87 (8.89) | 49.52 (7.53) | 48.72 (8.71) | 50.06 (7.99) | F(3, 25) = 1.18 | .34 |
| School subscale | 47.06 (9.27) | 45.76 (8.79) | 44.37 (9.11) | 44.85 (8.90) | F(3, 24) = 2.12 | .13 |
| Total competency | 50.11 (9.23) | 48.30 (9.33) | 48.64 (10.92) | 49.93 (8.56) | F(3, 20) = .59 | .63 |
| Family Assessment Measure–III, Short Form | ||||||
| Parent total | 23.92 (4.50) | 22.92 (4.73) | 22.52 (4.82) | 22.44 (5.62) | F(3, 25) = 1.92 | .15 |
| Child total | 23.87 (4.42) | 21.87 (4.48) | 22.36 (4.24) | 22.53 (5.23) | F(3, 25) = 2.67 | .07 |
| Caregiver Strain Questionnaire | ||||||
| Objective strain score | 16.45 (7.64) | 14.85 (6.55) | 14.44 (4.57) | 13.44 (5.09) | F(3, 24) = 2.08 | .13 |
| Subjective strain score | 24.12 (6.53) | 22.71 (5.89) | 20.79 (6.06) | 21.05 (6.34) | F(3, 21) = 2.76 | .07 |
| Total score | 40.80 (13.11) | 38.15 (11.14) | 35.59 (9.91) | 34.53 (10.74) | F(3, 23) = 2.98 | .05 |
| Social Adjustment Scale–Self Report | ||||||
| Family | 8.82 (2.27) | 8.14 (2.46) | 8.14 (2.59) | 7.91 (1.64) | F(3, 27) = 2.25 | .11 |
| Friends | 16.07 (3.21) | 14.10 (2.59) | 13.34a (3.12) | 13.26b (2.11) | F(3, 27) = 12.06 | <.0001 |
| School | 10.15 (2.84) | 9.41 (2.30) | 9.32 (2.61) | 9.84 (4.22) | F(3, 11) = 0.63 | .61 |
a
Estimates at posttreatment month 3 and
b
month 6 showed significant improvement from baseline.