Table 5 Comparing the 15 pre-treatment EMSs between recovered and non-recovered patients at the extended follow-up

Disconnection and Rejection

 Abandonment/Instability

2.04 (0.97)

3.19 (1.49)

2.88

 Emotional Deprivation

1.55 (0.75)

2.50 (1.23)

2.98

 Mistrust/Abuse

1.51 (0.51)

2.22 (1.12)

2.64

 Social Isolation/Alienation

1.87 (1.02)

2.79 (1.47)

2.26

 Defectiveness/Shame

1.59 (1.29)

2.48 (1.42)

1.96

Impaired Autonomy and Performance

 Failure

2.20 (1.46)

2.57 (1.31)

0.79

 Dependence/Incompetence

1.75 (0.92)

2.26 (1.04)

1.55

 Vulnerability to Harm and Illness

1.68 (0.85)

2.43 (1.09)

2.24

 Enmeshment/Undeveloped Self

1.47 (0.63)

2.34 (1.36)

2.67

Other-Directedness

 Subjugation

1.73 (0.67)

2.96 (1.54)

3.36

 Self-Sacrifice

2.87 (0.78)

3.52 (1.31)

1.90

Overvigilance and Inhibition

 Emotional Inhibition

2.00 (0.99)

2.34 (1.34)

0.84

 Unrelenting standards/Hypercriticalness

2.99 (1.16)

3.64 (1.50)

1.42

Impaired Limits

 Entitlement/Grandiosity

1.53 (0.55)

2.20 (1.00)

2.34

 Insufficient Self-Control/Self-Discipline

1.92 (0.81)

2.50 (1.15)

1.70