Table 1.
Sample characteristics (n = 921).
| Sociodemographic and clinical features | |
|---|---|
| Gender (% males) | 69.6 |
| Age (years, mean ± SD) | 40.2 ± 10.7 |
| Married (% yes) | 7.8 |
| Working (%yes) | 29.2 |
| Education (years, mean ± SD) | 11.6 ± 3.4 |
| Hollingshead index (mean ± SD) | 25.6 ± 14.8 |
| Age at first psychotic episode (years, mean ± SD) | 24.0 ± 7.2 |
| Antipsychotic treatment (%yes) | |
| First generation | 14.2 |
| Second generation | 48.5 |
| Both | 14.1 |
| None | 3.2 |
| Suicide attempts (% yes) | 17.1 |
| Rating scales scores (mean ± SD) | |
| CDSS total score | 4.0 ± 4.0 |
| PANSS total score | 75.5 ± 23.0 |
| PANSS positive factor | 9.8 ± 4.7 |
| PANSS disorganization factor | 8.56 ± 3.80 |
| PANSS item G12 | 3.18 ± 1.62 |
| PANSS item P7 | 1.71 ± 1.11 |
| BNSS poor emotional expressivity | 12.8 ± 8.0 |
| BNSS avolition | 20.7 ± 9.6 |
| Neurocognitive component | 26.7 ± 11.9 |
| Social cognition factor 1 | −1.31 ± 1.09 |
| Social cognition factor 2 | −1.55 ± 1.26 |
| SES | 12.9 ± 7.7 |
| ISMI | 2.1 ± 0.5 |
| PDD | 2.57 ± 0.50 |
| St. Hans rating scale (z-scores, median, range) | −0.39 (−0.44–5.47) |
Abbreviations: BNSS, Brief Negative Symptom Scale; CDSS, Calgary Depression Scale for Schizophrenia; ISMI, Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness; PDD, Perceived Devaluation and Discrimination Scale; PANSS, Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale; SD, standard deviation.