Table 3.
Comparison of psychiatric symptomatology between two groups at 10 weeks
| Variable | Aripiprazole (n=20) Mean (SD) |
Olanzapine (n=20) Mean (SD) |
Significance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | 10 weeks | Baseline | 10 weeks | ||
| Positive symptoms | 25.00 (4.86) | 11.75 (2.09) | 25.45 (4.91) | 9.50 (1.67) | 0.001* |
| Negative symptoms | 18.55 (3.59) | 7.70 (1.17) | 17.60 (5.76) | 8.85 (3.66) | 0.189 |
| General psychopathology symptoms | 36.90 (6.27) | 20.00 (2.75) | 37.90 (7.58) | 18.60 (2.39) | 0.094 |
| PANSS total | 80.45 (10.00) | 39.35 (3.81) | 81.50 (14.56) | 37.00 (5.43) | 0.123 |
SD: Standard deviation; PANSS: Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale; *Significant