Table 3 Mean score and standard deviation for HSCL-25 at baseline and follow-up, according to Axis II disorders. Paired t-test and independent t-test.

Any Axis II disorder

Yes (98)

2.22

0.60

2.10

0.65

0.090

0.008

No (36)

1.76

0.51

1.79

0.52

0.733

Paranoid

Yes (n = 6)

2.40

0.56

2.55

0.31

0.638

0.035

No (n = 128)

2.08

0.61

1.99

0.63

0.139

Schizoid

Yes (n = 23)

2.45

0.65

2.25

0.54

0.224

0.049

No (n = 111)

2.02

0.58

1.97

0.64

0.397

Schizotyp

Yes (n = 17)

2.66

0.58

2.34

0.62

0.088

0.025

No (n = 117)

2.01

0.57

1.97

0.62

0.496

Antisocial

Yes (n = 43)

2.17

0.60

2.14

0.65

0.728

0.136

No (n = 91)

2.06

0.61

1.96

0.62

0.161

Borderline

Yes (n = 43)

2.45

0.58

2.26

0.61

0.110

0.002

No (n = 91)

1.92

0.55

1.90

0.62

0.699

Histrionic

Yes (n = 17)

2.14

0.61

2.04

0.83

0.533

0.849

No (n = 117)

2.09

0.61

2.01

0.60

0.238

Narcissistic

Yes (n = 19)

2.14

0.60

2.21

0.76

0.653

0.161

No (n = 115)

2.08

0.61

1.99

0.61

0.117

Avoidant

Yes (n = 52)

2.45

0.57

2.28

0.58

0.098

< 0.001

No (n = 82)

1.87

0.52

1.85

0.61

0.802

Dependent

Yes (n = 24)

2.43

0.62

2.19

0.69

0.051

0.129

No (n = 110)

2.02

0.58

1.98

0.62

0.529

Compulsive

Yes (n = 8)

2.34

0.86

2.19

0.77

0.544

0.420

No (n = 126)

2.08

0.59

2.01

0.63

0.226

Passive-aggressive

Yes (n = 54)

2.32

0.57

2.28

0.60

0.594

< 0.001

No (n = 80)

1.94

0.59

1.84

0.60

0.207

Self-defeating

Yes (n = 36)

2.59

0.59

2.33

0.62

0.045

< 0.001

No (n = 98)

1.91

0.51

1.90

0.60

0.886

Aggressive-sadistic

Yes (n = 33)

2.22

0.54

2.23

0.59

0.291

0.029

No (n = 101)

2.05

0.62

1.95

0.64

0.558

Number of Axis II disorders

0 (n = 36)

1.76

0.51

1.79

0.52

0.733

< 0.001^c

1–3 (n = 47)

1.99

0.52

1.82

0.64

0.083

4 + (n = 51)

2.43

0.59

2.36

0.56

0.485