Table 2 Background variables of patients with schizophrenia at discharge from acute wards (n = 486).
Sex (M/F) | 297/189 (61.1%/38.9%) |
|---|---|
Age | 40.8 ± 13.5 (range 15-82) |
Ethnic Norwegian | 430 (88.5%) |
First-episode illness | 17 (3.5%) |
S-GAF: severity of symptoms at admission | 31.7 ± 10.2 (range 10–75) |
S-GAF: severity of functioning at admission | 33.5 ± 10.3 (range 10–75) |
Aggression at admission (HoNOS 1) | 86 (17.7%) |
Delusions/hallucinations at admission (HoNOS 6) | 291 (59.9%) |
Outpatient treatment in the previous 12 months | 258 (53.1%) |
Inpatient treatment in the previous 12 months | 341 (70.2%) |
Comorbid diagnosis of drug use/addiction | 55 (11.3%) |
Comorbid personality disorder | 8 (1.6%) |
Comorbid diagnosis of mental retardation | 9 (1.9%) |
Transferred to further in-patient treatment at discharge | 286 (59.5%) |