TABLE 2.
Between‐group differences in changes in prescriptions pre‐post intervention
| DBT‐ST (182) | Control group (195) | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Post | Pre | Post | ||
| Number of medications, mean (SD) | 2.66 (1.7) | 1.95 (1.3) | 2.16 (1.7) | 2.19 (1.6) | <0.001 |
| Medication Load, mean (SD) | 4.23 (2.8) | 3.05 (2.2) | 3.46 (2.8) | 3.48 (2.7) | <0.001 |
| Sedation Load, mean (SD) | 2.48 (2.1) | 1.38 (1.6) | 2.0 (2.0) | 2.04 (2.0) | <0.001 |
| Percentage of patients | |||||
| With medication | 90.1 | 89.6 | 79 | 79.5 | n. s |
| Antidepressants | 78 | 80.8 | 66.2 | 70.8 | n. s |
| Benzodiazepines | 54.4 | 27.5 | 40.0 | 40.5 | <0.001 |
| Mood stabilizers | 43.4 | 33.0 | 36.4 | 39.5 | <0.001 |
| Antipsychotics | 36.3 | 29.1 | 34.4 | 36.9 | <0.001 |
Abbreviations: DBT‐ST, dialectical‐behavioural therapy skills training; n.s., not significant; SD, standard deviation.