Table 3.
Comparison of psychometric measures in patients with ODD (mean ± SD)
| DERS | Comorbid ODD
|
Without ODD
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before treatment | After treatment | Before treatment | After treatment | |
| Non-acceptance | 9.2±2.4 | 9.7±2.5 | 11.4±5.6 | 10.0±4.1 |
| Goals | 16.8±5.7 | 16.3±4.1 | 15.4±5.4 | 14.3±6.2 |
| Impulsivity | 20.3±5.4 | 17.5±7.3 | 14.8±6.8‡‡ | 13.2±6.1**,§ |
| Awareness | 16.9±5.4 | 16.7±5.8 | 15.4±5.0 | 14.8±5.0 |
| Strategies | 20.3±9.5 | 20.6±8.8 | 17.7±7.5 | 15.8±7.5*,§ |
| Clarity | 12.3±3.5 | 12.8±3.7 | 11.6±3.7 | 10.8±3.9 |
| Total | 96.0±21.9 | 94.0±21.6 | 86.6±23.5 | 79.1±23.5**,§ |
Notes: Significantly different in comparison of initial and final test scores of the same group (*p<0.05, **p<0.01). Significantly different in comparison of initial test scores of patients with or without comorbid ODD (‡‡p<0.01). Significantly different in comparison of final test scores of patients with or without comorbid ODD (§p<0.05).
Abbreviations: ODD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder; DERS, Difficulties in Emotion Regulation.