The data below show the decrease in anxiety symptoms as measured by the Beck Anxiety Inventory, a patient self-report measure. As such, the scores for each patient and the average score for the group of all patients is a product of their, not my, perception of their symptoms of anxiety and how these symptoms decrease as patients move through Cognitive Therapy.  The dots represent the average BAI score for the group and the vertical lines above and below each dot represent one standard deviation above and below that average group score. A standard deviation is the typical fluctuation of scores around a group average.  Standard deviations allow you to see the range in which scores fall. The red line is a "line of best fit" that shows the trend in anxiety scores across assessment times.

At the initial evaluation session, patients' average BAI score is in the Moderate range of anxious symptoms.

At the 2 - 3 assessment time, patients' anxious symptoms are in the Mild range and are decreased from initial scores.

At the 4 - 6 assessment time, patients' anxious symptoms rise slightly and then decrease significantly. Such temporary increases are not unusual as anxiety decreases overall.

I cannot guarantee that you or any other individual patient will experience changes in anxiety exactly like this. However, since these scores are for the group of almost all my current male and female patients (45 total), it is very likely that your decrease in symptoms of anxiety (as reflected in your BAI scores) will be similar.

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