Table 3.
Clinical profile of female forensic inpatients
| Variable | n= 23 | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary psychiatric diagnosis [n (%)] | Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorder | 7 (30.4%) |
| Mood disorders (including unipolar and bipolar) | 11 (47.82%) | |
| No psychiatric diagnosis | 4 (17.4%) | |
| Malingering | 1 (4.3%) | |
| Co-morbid psychiatric Diagnosis [n (%)] | Mental retardation | 2 (8.6%) |
| Personality disorder | 2 (8.6%) | |
| Comorbid medical illness [n (%)] | 4 (17.4%) | |
| CGI severity at admission [n (%)] | Normal | 5 (21.7%) |
| Symptomatic | 18 (78.3%) | |
| Past admission [n (%)] | Present | 3 (13%) |
| Absent | 20 (87%) | |
| Medication used [n (%)] | Antipsychotic | 8 (34.8%) |
| Antidepressant | 8 (34.8%) | |
| Mood stabilizers | 2 (8.7%) | |
| No medication | 5 (21.7%) | |
| Treatment modalities [n (%)] | Oral | 2 0(87%) |
| Parenteral injection | 5(21.7%) | |
| Electroconvulsive therapy | 4 (17.4%) | |
| CGI severity at discharge [n (%)] | Normal, Not at all ill | 18 (78.3%) |
| Mildly ill | 2 (8.7%) | |
| Moderately ill | 1 (4.3%) | |
| Severely ill | 2 (8.7%) | |
| Mean (SD) score on CGI severity at admission | 5.9 (0.3) | |
| Mean (SD) score on the duration of I P care in weeks | 6.3 (5.8) | |
| Mean (SD) Duration of illness in months | 27 (26.2) | |
| Mean (SD) score on CGI severity at discharge | 1.73 (1.57) | |
| Mean (SD) score on CGI global improvement at discharge | 1.69 (1.52) | |
CGI - Clinical Global Impresssion