Table 1.
Characteristics of persons with SSDs (N = 100).
| Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Diagnosis | |
| Schizoaffective | |
| Disorder | 72(72) |
| Schizophrenia | 28 (28) |
| Sex | |
| Female | 54(54) |
| Male | 46(46) |
| Race | |
| Caucasian | 56(56) |
| African | |
| American | 43(43) |
| Asian | 1(1) |
| Living Arrangement | |
| Alone | 36(36) |
| With family | 45(45) |
| With paid | |
| Caregiver | 19(19) |
| Prescribed Medications | |
| Oral atypicals | 70(70) |
| Oral typicals | 5(5) |
| Depot Typicals | 39(39) |
| Depot Atypicals | 10(10) |
| Antidepressants | 47(47) |
| Mood stabilizers | 43(43) |
| Antianxiety | 27(27) |
| Antiparkinson | 56(56) |
| Hypnotics | 13(13) |
| Other* | 77(77) |
*
Note Includes medications prescribed for physical illnesses, most commonly antihypertensives (n = 36), proton pump inhibitors (n = 32), and lipid lowering agents (n = 28).