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. 2016 Oct;176(2-3):417–422. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2016.04.049

Table 2.

Comparison of outcomes by baseline diagnosis.

Outcomes
Comparisons
PMD SZ BP PMD vs. SZ PMD vs. BP
Clinical outcomes
Median (IQR) Median (IQR) Median (IQR) Beta coefficient (CI) Beta coefficient (CI)

Global assessment of functioning — symptoms 71.5
(58.5–80.5)
55
(42–65)
79
(65–87)
14.25
(8.13 to 20.37)⁎⁎
− 4.80
(− 12.27 to 2.68)
n (%) n (%) n (%) OR (CI) OR (CI)
Course of illness
 Not episodic (continuous/neither) 31 (63.3) 125 (83.9) 10 (21.7)
 Episodic 18 (36.7) 24 (16.1) 36 (78.3) 3.02 (1.46 to 6.25)⁎⁎ 0.16 (0.06 to 0.40)⁎⁎
Attempted suicide
 No 35 (79.6) 119 (83.8) 36 (83.7)
 Yes 9 (20.5) 23 (16.2) 7 (16.3) 1.33 (0.56 to 3.14) 1.32 (0.44 to 3.94)
Self-harmed
 No 37 (80.4) 121 (86.4) 38 (88.4)
 Yes 9 (19.6) 19 (13.6) 5 (11.6) 1.55 (0.65 to 3.71) 1.85 (0.57 to 6.04)



Social outcomes
Median (IQR) Median (IQR) Median (IQR) Beta coefficient (CI) Beta coefficient (CI)

Global Assessment of functioning — disability 62 (50–75) 47 (40–60) 80 (64–86) 11.22
(4.78 to 17.65)⁎⁎
− 10.85
(− 18.66 to − 3.04)⁎⁎
n (%) n (%) n (%) OR (CI) OR (CI)
Employment status:
 Employed 25–100% 20 (50.0) 34 (25.2) 17 (47.2)
 Employed 0–25% 20 (50.0) 101 (74.8) 19 (52.8) 0.34 (0.16 to 0.70)⁎⁎ 0.89 (0.36 to 2.20)
Main relationship status:
 Single/divorced/separated 19 (48.7) 110 (79.7) 23 (56.1)
 In a relationship 20 (51.3) 28 (20.3) 18 (43.9) 4.14 (1.95 to 8.78)⁎⁎ 1.35 (0.56 to 3.24)
Close confidant:
 No 8 (28.6) 37 (46.3) 6 (25.0)
 Yes 20 (71.4) 43 (53.8) 18 (75.0) 2.15 (0.85 to 5.45) 0.83 (0.24 to 2.87)
Went to prison:
 No 43 (95.6) 113 (82.5) 40 (93.0)
 Yes 2 (4.4) 24 (17.5) 3 (7.0) 0.22 (0.05 to 0.97) 0.62 (0.10 to 3.91)



Service use outcomes
Median (IQR) Median (IQR) Median (IQR) Beta coefficient (CI) Beta coefficient (CI)

Total number of days hospitalised 63.5 (19.5–181.6) 107 (25–275) 79 (24–182) − 161.98
(− 272.25 to − 51.70)⁎⁎
− 74.44
(− 235.21 to 86.34)
n (%) n (%) n (%) OR (CI) OR (CI)
Ever admitted compulsorily:
 No 23 (54.8) 37 (30.8) 8 (21.1)
 Yes 19 (45.2) 83 (69.2) 30 (79.0) 0.37 (0.18 to 0.76)⁎⁎ 0.22 (0.08 to 0.59)⁎⁎

OR = odds ratio; CI = 95% confidence interval; IQR = interquartile range; PMD = psychotic major depression; SZ = schizophrenia; BP = bipolar disorder.

p < 0.05.

⁎⁎

p < 0.01.