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Table 4 The comparison of global functioning between patient groups

From: Low mood in a sample of 5–12 year-old child psychiatric patients: a cross-sectional study

 

CGAS

Mean (SD)

Children with parent-reported low mood (whole sample)

52.21 (7.73)

Children with parent-reported normal mood (whole sample)

54.62 (8.47)***

Children with parent-reported low mood (non-depressed)

52.82 (7.72)

Children with parent-reported normal mood (non-depressed)

54.85 (8.42)**

Children with self-reported low mood

52.36 (7.21)

Children with self-reported normal mood

55.82 (8.49)***

Children with abnormal emotional problems score

52.20 (7.73)

Children with normal or borderline emotional problems score

53.93 (8.83)**

Children with depression

49.25 (7.25)

Children with no depression

53.71 (8.10)***

Children with abnormal hyperactivity score + low mood

51.66 (7.19)

Children with abnormal hyperactivity score + normal mood

53.06 (7.69)

Children with abnormal conduct problems score + low mood

51.60 (7.30)

Children with abnormal conduct problems score + normal mood

52.31 (6.94)

Children with abnormal emotional problems score + low mood

52.08 (7.77)

Children with abnormal emotional problems score + normal mood

53.52 (7.28)

  1. CGAS Children’s Global Assessment Scale, SD standard deviation
  2. ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001, from T test