Table 1.

Diagnosis, duration of illness, psychoactive treatment before recruitment and age of patients

	Diagnosis	Comorbid Disorders (N)	Duration of illness (yr)	Psychoactive treatment 48 hours before recruitment (N)	Age (yr) Mean ± SD	Age (yr) Range
Group 1 Patients in monotherapy	Schiz 17 Schizoaf 2	0	5,8 ± 5	Haloperidol 3 Risperidone 2	45,7 ± 15	22–77
Group 2 Patients in politherapy	Schizoaf 10 Bip Dis 3 Schiz 6	An Nervosa 2 Alc Abuse 2	4,2 ± 3	Venlafaxine 2 Haloperidol 1 Risperidone 2 Atenolole 2 Lacipidine 1 Amlodipine 1 Ranitidine 1	45,79 ± 12,8	26–74

Schizoaf: Schizoaffective Disorder; Schiz: Schizophrenia; Bip Dis: Bipolar Disorder; An Nervosa: norexia Nervosa; Alc Abuse: Alcohol Abuse yr: years