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. 2020 Jul 28;26:1473. doi: 10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v26i0.1473

TABLE 2.

Sample clinical characteristics (N = 248).

Clinical characteristics N %
Diagnosis
Schizophrenia spectrum disorder 132 53.2
Bipolar type I disorder 51 20.6
Schizoaffective disorder 33 13.3
Substance induced psychotic disorder 32 12.9
Lifetime MDE 51 20.6
Lifetime MDE symptoms 138 55.7
Suicidality
No suicidality 171 69.0
Ideation or plans 54 21.8
Attempt 23 9.3
Lifetime anxiety§ disorders 31 13
Lifetime anxiety§ symptoms 62 25
Lifetime OCD 2 0.8
Lifetime OCS 13 5.2
Lifetime PTSD†† 10 4.0
Lifetime PTSD†† symptoms 23 9.3
Legal involvement‡‡
No arrests 167 67.3
Serious/violent crime 22 8.9
Major crime 20 8.1
Other crime 39 15.7
History of substance rehabilitation
Any rehabilitation 33 13.3
Inpatient 23 9.3
Outpatient 18 7.3

, Schizophrenia, schizophreniform disorder, brief psychotic disorder, psychotic disorder NOS

, MDE = Major depressive episode

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, Symptoms or disorders: Panic disorder, Agoraphobia without a history of panic, specific phobia, social phobia, generalised anxiety disorder

, OCD = Obsessive compulsive disorder. OCS = obsessive compulsive symptoms

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, PTSD = Posttraumatic stress disorder.

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, Legal involvement: Serious violent crime (assault, rape, murder, armed robbery), Major crime (shoplifting, vandalism, parole violation, forgery, weapons offense, burglary, arson, contempt of court, domestic violence), Other crime (possession of illegal substances, weapons offense, prostitution, disorderly conduct in public, major driving violation, driving under the influence of substances).