Table 4 Comparison between the two studied groups according to subjective assessment of prosodic skills

Anger pattern

Pre-therapy

 Mean ± SD

1.64 ± 1.12

1.30 ± 1.06

U = 45.0

0.453

Post-therapy

 Mean ± SD

2.82 ± 1.08

1.70 ± 0.95

U = 25.0^*

0.025^*

 p₁

0.010^*

0.102

Verbal disapproval

Pre-therapy

 Mean ± SD

2.45 ± 1.37

1.80 ± 0.92

U = 42.0

0.343

Post-therapy

Mean ± SD

3.27 ± 0.79

1.70 ± 0.48

U = 7.0^*

<0.001^*

 p₁

0.030^*

0.655

Verbal exclamation

Pre-therapy

Mean ± SD

2.09 ± 1.22

2.20 ± 0.63

U = 53.50

0.911

Post-therapy

 Mean ± SD

3.36 ± 0.81

2.20 ± 0.92

U = 19.50^*

0.009^*

 p₁

0.016^*

1.000

Wishful thinking

Pre-therapy

Mean ± SD

2.18 ± 1.08

1.80 ± 1.23

U = 47.50

0.574

Post-therapy

Mean ± SD

3.36 ± 0.92

1.80 ± 1.03

U = 13.50^*

0.002^*

 p₁

0.026^*

1.000

Warning speech

Pre-therapy

Mean ± SD

2.27 ± 1.19

1.30 ± 0.48

U = 29.0^*

0.046^*

Post-therapy

Mean ± SD

3.18 ± 0.87

1.80 ± 0.63

U = 13.50^*

0.002^*

Mean difference

↑0.91 ± 1.14

↑0.50 ± 0.71

U = 44.0

0.406

 p₁

0.031^*

0.059