A randomized controlled trial of a six-session cognitive behavioral treatment of emotional disorders in adolescents 14–17 years old in child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS)

Table 5 Summary of reliable change and clinical change

	SMART^{a, b, c}		Wait list
	n	%	n	%
Clinical and reliable change	11	17.7%	3	5.8%
Only clinical change	9	14.5%	3	5.8%
Only reliable change	1	1.6%	0	0%
No change	41	66.1%	46	88.5%
Deterioration	0	0%	0	0%
Total	62		52

a. Group difference on clinical change vs. non-clinical change: Fisher’s exact test p = 0.013. b. Group difference on no change vs. clinical change or reliable change: Fisher’s exact test p = 0.007. c. Group difference on clinical and reliable change vs. not both clinical and reliable change: Fisher’s exact test p = 0.084
Note
Reliable change = 4 point improvement on the SDQ emotional scale
Clinical change = from above to below cutoff
Clinical and reliable change = both
Deterioration = 4 point increase on the SDQ emotional scale

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