Clinical Study
Mood and Global Symptom Changes among Psychotherapy Clients with Depressive Personality
Table 1
Demographics and clinical characteristics for full sample (
) split by DP.
| | | Yes DP | No DP | or | | | (, 44%) | (, 56%) | | | n (%) | n (%) |
| | Gender | | | | | Female | 55 (79%) | 64 (72%) | = ns | | Male | 15 (21%) | 25 (28%) | | Age | | | | | Range | 19–54 | 20–63 | t = ns | | Mean | 28.36 (±7.75) | 30.65 (±9.83) | | Marital status | | | | | Single, living alone | 37 (53%) | 36 (40%) | = ns | | Married | 6 (9%) | 20 (23%) | | Partner, living together | 16 (23%) | 19 (21%) | | Partner, living alone | 11 (16%) | 14 (16%) | | Referral | | | | | Community member | 38 (54%) | 54 (61%) | = ns | | Active student | 32 (46%) | 35 (39%) | | Presenting problem | | | | | Depressiona | 43 (61%) | 28 (32%) | (4) = 15.26* | | Anxiety | 8 (11%) | 18 (20%) | | Relationship | 4 (6%) | 15 (17%) | | Other | 8 (11%) | 15 (17%) | | Comorbidb | 7 (10%) | 13 (15%) | | Concurrent tx | | | | | Yes medication | 19 (27%) | 16 (18%) | = ns | | Yes med + other | 3 (4%) | 4 (5%) | | Yes other | 2 (3%) | 3 (3%) | | Previous adult tx | | | | | Yes | 45 (64%) | 51 (57%) | = ns | | If yes, most recent adult problem | | | | | Depression | 27 (60%) | 26 (51%) | = ns | | Anxiety | 4 (9%) | 11 (22%) | | Relationship | 4 (9%) | 7 (14%) | | Other | 10 (22%) | 7 (14%) | | Childhood treatment hx | | | | | Yes | 15 (21%) | 11 (12%) | = ns | | Parent psyc history | | | | | Yes | 26 (37%) | 44 (49%) | = ns | | Unsure | 22 (31%) | 24 (27%) | | DPDI pretest c | 194.96 (±17.50) | 133.45 (±25.44) | t(154.44) = 18.02** | | SCL-90 | | | | | Somatic | 1.17 (±0.67) | 0.79 (±0.75) | t (157) = 3.29** | | OC | 2.09 (±0.71) | 1.25 (±0.76) | t (157) = 7.08** | | Int Senc | 1.91 (±0.78) | 0.97 (±0.63) | t (130.47) = 8.25** | | Depression | 2.49 (±0.71) | 1.38 (±0.74) | t (157) = 9.65** | | Anxiety | 1.75 (±0.71) | 1.17 (±0.72) | t (157) = 5.08** | | Hostilityc | 1.08 (±0.79) | 0.60 (±0.60) | t (125.83) = 4.18** | | Phobic Anx | 0.68 (±0.60) | 0.36 (±0.57) | t (157) = 3.48** | | Para Ideationc | 1.24 (±0.81) | 0.58 (±0.55) | t (115.62) = 5.78** | | Psychoticismc | 1.09 (±0.68) | 0.49 (±0.47) | t (117.04) = 6.27** | | GSI | 1.59 (±0.51) | 0.92 (±0.51) | t (157) = 8.25** | | PSIc | 57.96 (±12.29) | 40.64 (±15.63) | t (155.98) = 7.80** | | PDTI | 2.42 (±0.41) | 1.93 (±0.46) | t (157) = 6.99** |
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P < .01, **P < .008 Bonferroni corrected.
aStandardized residuals > ±1.96 for depression as the presenting clinical problem.
bComorbid problems, not including depression.
cEqual variances not assumed.
Note: DP: depressive personality; Univ: University; Psyc: psychological/psychiatric treatment; DPDI: depressive personality disorder inventory; OC: obsessive compulsive; Int Sen: interpersonal sensitivity; Anx: anxiety; Para: paranoid; GSI: global severity index; PSI: positive symptom index; PDTI: positive symptom distress index.
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