Table 3.

Correlations between neurological soft signs (NSS) scales and psychopathology.

NSS scales/duration of illessa BPRS subscalesa/AESb/SAPS, SANSa	Duration of illness	BPRS anxiety/depression	BPRS anergia	BPRS thought disturbance	BPRS activity	BPRS hostility/suspiciousness	AES	SAPS	SANS
NSS sum score	0.27*	−0.06	0.05	0.27*	0.17	0.09	0.31**	0.35***	0.15
Motor coordination	0.25*	−0.01	−0.01	0.27*	0.15	0.15	0.24*	0.33**	0.03
Sensory integration	0.20	−0.07	0.10	0.27*	0.09	0.03	0.20	0.27*	0.15
Complex motor tasks	0.27*	−0.03	0.04	0.13	0.26*	−0.02	0.38***	0.27*	0.19
Right/left and spatial orientation	0.17	−0.12	0.11	0.08	0.20	−0.09	0.32**	0.15	0.22*
Hard signs	0.19	−0.09	−0.01	0.31**	−0.07	0.21	0.09	0.36***	0.12

AES, Apathy Evaluation Scale; BPRS, Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale; SANS, Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms; SAPS, Scale for the Assessment of Positive Symptoms.

^adf = 84.

^bdf = 82.

*p ≤ 0.05, **p ≤ 0.01, and ***p ≤ 0.001.