Table 2 Correlations between the degree of improvement in psychometric scales and each of the age and duration of illness in both groups

Group I

HDRS % of change

− 0.782

0.007*

− 0.697

0.025*

MDQ % of change

− 0.568

0.009*

− 0.600

0.005*

SOFAS % of change

− 0.283

0.130

− 0.331

0.074

Group II

HDRS % of change

− 0.847

0.002*

− 0.698

0.025*

MDQ % of change

− 0.743

< 0.001*

− 0.616

0.004*

SOFAS % of change

− 0.636

< 0.001*

− 0.527

0.003*