Table 1 Demographics and clinical features of participants

Gender (male/female)

13/13

12/13

χ2 = 0.20

0.89

Age (years)

35.6 (8.0)

35.2 (6.7)

0.033

0.86

Education in years

13.0 (3.1)

14.4 (2.0)

3.4

0.072

HAM-A

15.3 (6.3)

2.3 (2.1)

94.4

 < 0.001***

HAM-D

10.8 (5.2)

3.5 (1.8)

4.29

 < 0.001***

PDSS

10.3 (5.0)

–

–

–

PASS

8.5 (4.7)

–

–

–

CERQ scales

 Self-blame

6.2 (2.3)

5.3 (1.7)

2.25

0.140

 Acceptance

7.3 (1.9)

6.48 (1.7)

2.50

0.120

 Rumination

7.7 (1.6)

6.4 (1.8)

6.92

0.011*

 Positive refocusing

4.8 (1.2)

5.3 (1.6)

3.87

0.055

 Refocus on planning

7.1 (2.1)

7.5 (1.7)

2.95

0.092

 Positive reappraisal

6.2 (1.6)

7.5 (1.4)

9.84

0.003**

 Putting into perspective

5.6 (2.0)

6.9 (1.4)

9.40

0.004**

 Catastrophizing

5.7 (2.0)

3.4 (1.3)

25.49

 < 0.001***

 Other-blame

5.0 (1.7)

4.6 (1.4)

0.57

0.453