Table 2 Psychopathology of high (N = 65) and low humiliation (N = 121) groups and the total sample (N = 186)

Admission GAF-scores, mean (SD)

  GAF-Function

35.8 (11.8)

41.4 (10.3)

0.003

0.52

41.4 (10.7)

  GAF-Symptoms

38.1 (11.2)

43.1 (10.1)

0.003

0.48

39.5 (11.1)

Sucidal at admission, N (%)

20 (31)

68 (56)

0.001

0.51

88 (47)

Violence, N (%)

0.001

0.52

  Mild

24 (37)

76 (63)

100 (54)

  Severe

41 (63)

45 (37)

86 (46)

BPRS scores, mean (SD)

  Total

61.3 (16.1)

51.7 (12.4)

<0.001

0.70

55.1 (14.5)

  Thinking disturbance

8.6 (4.1)

5.8 (3.4)

<0.001

0.77

6.8 (3.9)

  Anxiety/depression

8.8 (4.3)

10.4 (3.7)

0.01

0.41

9.8 (4.0)

  Hostility/suspicipouness

8.7 (3.8)

5.4 (3.2)

<0.001

0.96

6.6 (3.7)

  Activation#

8.0 (4.2)

6.5 (3.3)

0.03

0.41

7.0 (3.7)

HADS scores, mean (SD)

  Depression#

8.9 (4.8)

9.1 (4.6)

0.95

9.0 (4.7)

  Anxiety

12.4 (5.1)

11.8 (5.0)

0.29

12.0 (5.0)

NPI-29 scores, mean (SD)

  Total#

9.7 (6.2)

6.4 (4.2)

<0.001

0.66

7.5 (5.2)

  Leadership/power (factor 1)#

2.8 (2.0)

2.0 (1.8)

0.003

0.43

2.3 (1.9)

  Exhibitionism (factor 2)#

2.1 (2.0)

1.3 (1.5)

0.023

0.47

1.6 (1.8)

  Superiority/Arrogance (factors 3)#

2.1 (1.7)

1.4 (1.2)

0.009

0.50

1.6 (1.4)

  Entitlement/Uniqueness (factor 4)#

2.7 (2.0)

1.8 (1.6)

0.001

0.51

2.1. (1.8