Table 1.
Background variables of patients included in the study (n = 329#)
| Mean (S.D) | Median (min. - max.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years), (n = 329) | 31.9 (9.6) | 30 (17-60) |
| Age of psychosis onset (years) (n = 140) | 23.8 (8.3) | 22 (7-54) |
| Duration of untreated psychosis (weeks) (n = 142)) | 134 (182) | 76 (0-1040) |
| GAF-Symptom (n = 329) | 40.0 (10.5) | 38 (8-81) |
| GAF-Function (n = 329) | 41.0 (9.5) | 40 (21-81) |
| PANSS-positive (n = 305) | 16.3 (5.9) | 16 (7-32) |
| PANSS-negative (n = 307) | 17.0 (6.6) | 16 (7-43) |
| PANSS-general(n = 304) | 33.3 (8.7) | 33 (16-69) |
| PANSS-total (n = 302) | 66.7(7.0) | 67 (30-144) |
| Previous hospital admissions (n = 329) | 3.5(5.3) | 2 (0-40) |
S.D.; standard deviation, GAF; Global Assessment of Functioning PANSS, Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale,
# A total of 329 patients, 213 (64.7%) men and 116 (35.3%) women, with schizophrenia were included. Among these 261 (79.3%) patients fulfilled the DSM-IV (16) criteria for the paranoid type of schizophrenia, 40 (12.2%) patients undifferentiated type, 16 (4.9%) disorganized type, 11(3.3%) residual type and 1 (0.3%) catatonic type.