Table 4.
Comparisons of MMPI and BPRS scores in the intellectual subgroups of schizophrenia participants
| Variable | Group | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||
| Severely impaired (n=25) | Mildly impaired (n=19) | ||
| MMPI | |||
| Validity scales | |||
| Lie | 46.64±8.86 | 47.79±11.97 | 0.716 |
| F | 56.76±11.81 | 51.05±8.89 | 0.086 |
| K | 46.08±11.79 | 53.58±11.25 | 0.039 |
| Clinical scales | |||
| Hypochondriasis | 50.00±11.87 | 53.37±9.50 | 0.537 |
| Depression | 53.36±13.76 | 54.11±13.28 | 0.858 |
| Hysteria | 50.16±9.81 | 51.79±6.67 | 0.316 |
| Psychopathic deviate | 52.48±8.05 | 61.26±10.38 | 0.003 |
| Masculinity-femininity | 47.96±9.96 | 52.26±9.67 | 0.158 |
| Paranoia | 65.80±14.14 | 59.00±15.86 | 0.141 |
| Psychasthenia | 61.12±10.56 | 56.63±15.83 | 0.294 |
| Schizophrenia | 65.72±9.12 | 56.37±11.91 | 0.005 |
| Hypomania | 56.32±13.28 | 51.11±11.20 | 0.175 |
| Social introversion | 53.28±9.33 | 55.00±14.12 | 0.629 |
| BPRS | 58.48±13.33 | 45.78±9.61 | 0.001 |
Values are presented as mean±standard deviation.
MMPI, Minnesota Multiple Personality Inventory; BPRS, Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale.