Table 2 Demographic and clinical characteristics of participants

 Male (n)

7

 Female (n)

13

Mean age (range)

24.6 (16–40)

 Schizophrenia

6

6

 Schizoaffective disorder

2

3

 Affective psychosis with mood-incongruent features

1

2

 Delusional disorder

2

2

 Psychotic disorder NOS

6

4

Drug induced psychosis

3

3^a

PANSS mean (range)

 Positive symptoms

18.7 (11–29)

10.4 (7–16)

 Negative symptoms

16.6 (7–33)

9.1 (7–15)

 General symptoms

36.4 (21–50)

24.4 (16–36)

 Total symptoms

71.7 (46–112)

43.9 (30–63)

Number of Hospital ^b admissions mean (range)

2.5 (1–7)

Total time in hospital ^b(mean weeks) (range)

33.8 (2–104)

QLF at 2 year follow-up^c

mean (range)

Evaluation of own health

3.6 (2–5)

Health in general

4.5 (2–6)

Physical condition

3.9 (2–6)

Emotional well-being

4.6 (3–7)

Life in general (repeated? question)

4.9 (3–7)