Table 4.

Median scores (range) of the ABC scores, HONOS-LD, and CGI at the entry and at the end of the study.

	Entry		End		Related samples Wilcoxon rank test
	N	Median (range)	N	Median (range)	p
ABC F1 irritability	20	9 (2–21)	20	2.0 (0–15)	0.014**
ABC F2 social withdrawal	20	7.0 (0–20)	20	2.0 (0–23)	0.064
ABC F3 stereotyped behaviors	20	1.50 (0–12)	20	1.0 (0–10)	0.107
ABC F4 hyperactivity/non-compliance	20	11.0 (3–36)	20	5.0 (0–21)	0.000**
ABC F5 inappropriate language	20	1.0 (0–9)	20	0.5 (0–5)	0.025*
HoNOS-LD total	20	20.5 (5–42)	20	15.5 (4–31)	0.003**
CGI illness severity	20	4.5 (2–6)	20	4.0 (1–5)	0.017*
CGI global improvement	20	3.0 (0–6)	20	2.0 (1–4)	0.027*
CGI side effects	20	0.0 (0–2)	20	0.0 (0–1)	0.218
CGI therapeutic effects	20	9.0 (1–13)	20	5.0 (1–13)	0.026*
CGI index	20	9.0 (1–15)	20	5.0 (1–13)	0.026*

^*Significance p < 0.05;

^**significance p < 0.01.