Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of subjects
Schizophrenic patients (N = 14) (mean±SD) |
Healthy controls (N= 14) (mean±SD) |
|
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Age (years) | 34.14±7.60 | 32.36±5.57 |
Gender (Male/Female) | 8/6 | 6/8 |
Years of education | 9.7 ± 3.8 | 11.3 ± 3.3 |
Duration of Illness (in weeks) | 451.1 ± 318.8 | NA |
SANS total score | 11.61 ± 5.9 | |
SAPS total score | 7.96 ± 4.3 | |
Antipsychotic equivalent dosage of CPZ, mg/day | 507.14 ± 362.9 | |
Duration of antipsychotic drug taken (in weeks) | 451.1 ± 318.8 |
SANS: Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms; SAPS: Scale for the Assessment of Positive Symptoms; CPZ: chlorpromazine.