Table 3.

Comparison of the auditory hallucinations items of the psychotic symptom rating scale (PSYRATS) in affective and nonaffective groups.

Scales	Groups		U	P
	Affective (N = 30) mean ± SD	Nonaffective (N = 30) mean ± SD
PANSS (hallucination)a	2.70 ± 2.01	4.06 ± 1.92	298.0	0.016*
AH frequency	1.50 ± 1.79	2.73 ± 1.74	282.0	0.007*
AH duration	1.40 ± 1.73	2.53 ± 1.71	295.5	0.015*
AH location	1.36 ± 1.77	2.43 ± 1.73	304.0	0.021*
AH loudness	1.20 ± 1.49	2.10 ± 1.44	301.0	0.020*
AH beliefs regarding origin of voices	1.16 ± 1.51	2.16 ± 1.59	299.5	0.019*
AH amount of negative content of voices	0.66 ± 1.21	2.13 ± 1.50	224.5	0.000*
AH degree of negative content	0.60 ± 1.91	2.20 ± 1.56	214.5	0.000*
AH amount of distress	0.90 ± 1.39	2.26 ± 1.57	248.0	0.002*
AH intensity of distress	6.93 ± 1.46	2.13 ± 1.61	248.0	0.001*
AH disruption	0.83 ± 1.28	2.00 ± 1.57	266.0	0.003*
AH control	1.20 ± 1.66	2.06 ± 1.74	326.0	0.050
AH total score	11.80 ± 15.05	24.63 ± 15.89	257.0	0.003*
AH emotional characteristic	3.13 ± 5.06	8.73 ± 5.98	231.0	0.001*
AH cognitive interpretation	3.20 ± 4.16	6.10 ± 4.35	292.5	0.015*
AH physical characteristic	5.06 ± 6.35	9.80 ± 6.32	279.5	0.009*

AH: auditory hallucination; ^ahallucinatory behavior subscales of positive and negative syndrome scale (PANSS); *significant.