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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Schizophr Res. 2020 Jul 14;223:148–157. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2020.06.033

Table 2.

Demographic and clinical differences between bipolar with and without psychosis.

Bipolar (NPBD) Bipolar with Psychosis (PBD)
N 67 192
Variable N % N %
Sex*
 Male 19 28.4 81 42.2
 Female 48 71.6 111 57.8
Race
 Caucasian 46 68.7 129 67.2
 African American 15 22.4 45 23.4
 Other 6 9.0 18 9.4
On antipsychotic medication* 26 38.8 115 59.9
On lithium 15 22.4 36 18.8
On valproic acid 8 11.9 25 13.0
On sedative medication 25 37.3 48 25.0
Mean SD Mean SD
Chlorpromazine equivalent dose (mg/day)^ 269.43 218.37 275.93 225.06
Lithium dose (mg/day)^ 825 354.97 948.57 414.89
Valproic acid dose (mg/day)^ 925 600.17 1100 450.69
Age (years)* 41.39 12.72 36.41 11.58
Years of Education 14.49 2.98 14.62 2.32
WRAT4 Reading 97.19 15.09 100.11 14.72
BACS Composite −.673 .830 −.722 .776
PANSS Total 60.59 16.59 58.41 20.12
 PANSS Positive 13.08 3.75 13.74 5.59
 PANSS Negative 15.37 6.52 13.77 6.37
MADRS Total 15.02 9.82 14.15 11.79
YMRS Total 9.59 7.20 8.54 7.97
SBS Total 1.80 .96 1.93 1.31
BIS Total 71.32 12.57 71.32 14.54
 BIS Attention 19.31 4.43 18.72 5.32
 BIS Motor 24.94 5.09 25.39 5.69
 BIS Non-planning 27.08 5.57 27.22 6.25
SST Proportion Errors Baseline Go Trials .039 .048 .036 .048
SST Proportion Errors SST Go Trials .141 .092 .113 .082
SST Proportion Errors SST Stop Trials .379 .124 .376 .137
SST Baseline Go RT 347.94 44.70 340.76 49.05
SST Proper Go RT 459.50 36.26 454.03 37.28
SST Baseline-Proper Go RT Difference 111.56 38.31 113.27 40.71
SSRT 268.10 6.37 260.62 3.95

WRAT = Wide Range Achievement Test; BACS = Brief Assessment of Cognition in Schizophrenia; PANSS = Positive and Negative Symptom Scale; MADRS = Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale; YMRS = Young Mania Rating Scale; SBS = Schizo-Bipolar Scale; BIS = Barratt Impulsiveness Scale.

*

p <.05;

^

Includes only those prescribed each medication.