Table 1. Demographic and clinical description of participants.
Group | Patients, n = 49 | Control subjects, n = 49 | |
Age | 38.5 years ±11.72 | 39.5 years ±14.9 | |
Sex | 20 males, 29 females | 18 males, 31 females | |
Handedness | 41 right, 8 non-right | 41 right, 7 non-right | |
Mean time with AVH | 13.9±12.2 years | No AVH | |
Diagnosis | 43 Schizophrenia, 4 Schizoaffective Disorder, 1 Schizophreniform Disorder, 1 Psychosis NOS | No psychiatric diagnosis | |
Antipsychotic Medication | 10 clozapine, mean dose 464 mg, 3 flufenazine, mean dose 30 mg, 7 risperidon, mean dose 3.6 mg, 8 olanzapine, mean dose 14.2 mg, 7 quetiapine, mean dose 514 mg, 1 penfluridol 10 mg, 5 haloperidol, mean dose 4 mg, 1 aripriprazol, 15 mg, 7 medication-free | all medication-free | |
Mean | Positive scale | 16.2±3.7, | |
PANSS scores | Negative scale | 16.3±5.2, | |
Total | 63±13.3 |