Skip to main content

Table 3 Effect of the type of antipsychotic treatment on the evolution of clinical measures (repeated measures analysis)

From: The switch from conventional to atypical antipsychotic treatment should not be based exclusively on the presence of cognitive deficits. A pilot study in individuals with schizophrenia

 

Conventional APD

Atypical APD

F

P

 

T1

T2

T1

T2

  
 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

  

PANSS positive

17.84

4.89

13.46

4.46

10.15

2.98

11.73

4.63

7.719

0.009

PANSS negative

19.69

9.12

19.23

7.60

21.11

8.82

20.19

8.62

1.067

0.309

PANSS general

31.61

8.69

32.30

8.69

30.11

7.07

28.73

8.70

9.672

0.004

PANSS total

69.15

1.11

65.00

18.40

61.38

17.76

60.65

18.73

3.234

0.081

HRSD-21

4.87

3.56

5.62

1.92

6.12

4.97

6.80

5.30

0.835

0.369

  1. APD: Antipsychotic drug; SD: Standard Deviation; PANSS: Positive and Negative Symptoms Scale; HRSD-21: Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression, 21 items