Table 1 Weekly average scores (+ SD)
Instrument (range) | Condition | N | Day1 (SD) | Day 8 (SD) | Day 15 (SD) | Effect Size d | % Decrease | Responder N (in %) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SIGH-SAD (0-75) | BLT | 22 | 15.5 (2.4) | 7.7 (5.1) | 7.0 (6.5) | 1.7 | 54.8 | 13 (59) |
| Â | BLUE | 26 | 16.3 (2.6) | 9.1 (5.6) | 8.1 (5.6) | 1.9 | 50.7 | 16 (61.5) |
HRSD (0-52) | BLT | 22 | 6.5 (2.2) | 3.0 (2.3) | 3.0 (4.0) | 1.1 | 53.8 | 13 (59) |
| Â | BLUE | 26 | 6.5 (2.5) | 3.8 (2.8) | 3.2 (2.8) | 1.2 | 50.7 | 17 (65) |
ATYP (0-23) | BLT | 22 | 9.0 (2.7) | 4.7 (3.5) | 4.0 (3.9) | 1.5 | 55.6 | 15 (68) |
| Â | BLUE | 26 | 9.8 (2.5) | 5.3 (3.5) | 4.9 (3.7) | 1.6 | 50.0 | 14 (54) |
BDI-II (0-63) | BLT | 22 | 15.0 (4.3) | 9.1 (5.1) | 7.5 (5.8) | 1.5 | 50.0 | 11 (50) |
| Â | BLUE | 26 | 13.9 (4.8) | 9.4 (5.7) | 9.7 (7.5) | 0.7 | 30.2 | 9 (35) |
SFQ (4-28) | BLT | 22 | 18.7 (3.3) | 15.7 (3.9) | 15.5 (3.5) | 0.9 | 24.1 | 4 (18.1) |
| Â | BLUE | 26 | 18.2 (3.4) | 15.1 (3.5) | 15.5 (4.1) | 0.7 | 21.5 | 5 (19.2) |