Effects of family cognitive therapy on aggressive behavior, family functioning, and marital quality in patients with major depression

Table 1 Beck Depression Inventory scores of patients before and after 12 weeks of treatment

Group	Cases, n	BDI score		BDI distribution among cases, n
		Before treatment	After treatment	Before treatment			After treatment
				Mild depression	Moderate depression	Severe depression	Mild depression	Moderate depression	Severe depression
Observation	90	27.4 ± 4.7	18.6 ± 5.2a	0	0	90	27	44	19
Control	88	28.1 ± 5.5	20.9 ± 4.9a	0	0	88	16	53	19
χ2/t		0.670	2.188	-	-	-	-	3.810	-
P value		0.505	0.031	-	-	-	-	0.149	-

^aP < 0.05, vs before treatment.

Data are mean ± SD. BDI: Beck Depression Inventory.