Table 2 Clinical Characteristics of the Sample

Diagnosis

24.6

< 0.001

Anxiety disorder

1

1.0

38

4.0

Organic psychiatric disorder

including mental retardation

14

12.0

46

5.0

Schizophrenia

59

51.0

305

35.0

Mood disorder

26

22.0

316

37.0

Personality and substance use disorder

16

14.0

160

19.0

Admission Status

9.5

0.009

Voluntary

121

95.3

759

87.2

Compulsory

4

3.1

104

12.0

Unknown

2

1.6

7

0.8

Patient's attitude at admission

44.3

< 0.001

Hostile

14

11.0

146

16.8

Unwilling

17

13.4

140

16.1

Indifferent

26

20.5

133

15.3

Favorable

60

47.2

446

51.3

Unknown

10

7.9

5

0.6

Insight

< 0.001

No insight

40

31.5

153

17.6

56.6

Partial insight with poor compliance

24

18.9

214

24.6

Good insight and compliance

53

41.7

498

57.2

Unknown

10

7.9

5

0.6

Total

BPRS score

N

Mean

(SD)

N

Mean

(SD)

t

P

BPRS total

120

53.1 (20.8)

756

45.9 (15.3)

3.6

< 0.001

BPRS positive symptoms

124

7.9 (5.4)

813

6.0 (3.8)

3.7

< 0.001

BPRS negative symptoms

124

10.5 (5.7)

813

8.2 (4.4)

4.3

< 0.001

BPRS disorganization symptoms

124

6.2 (4.3)

813

4.8 (2.8)

3.5

0.001

BPRS anxiety-depression symptoms

124

10.8 (4.8)

813

11.3 (4.9)

1.0

0.324

BPRS manic symptoms

124

53.1 (20.8)

813

6.0 (3.6)

0.74

0.463

PSP total score

119

41.8 (19.1)

781

52.5 ± 19.1

5.7

< 0.001