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Table 2 Current symptoms, medication and behavior according to history of self-harm behavior

From: Clinical characteristics in schizophrenia patients with or without suicide attempts and non-suicidal self-harm - a cross-sectional study

 

Overall n = 251a

Suicide attempt n = 88

No suicide attempt

Statistics (DF)

Post hoce

  

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

  

SA + NSSH

SA only

NoSA n = 163

n = 36

n = 52

 

Global Assessment of Functioning, mean (SD)

41.7 (10.3)

37.4 (7.4)

41.6 (8.9)

42.6 (11.0)

F = 3.9 (2, 250)**b

1 < 3

PANSS

      

Total, mean (SD)

67.2 (17.6)

72.0 (15.3)

66.3 (17.2)

66.3 (18.1)

F = 1.6 (2, 247)ns b

 

Positive symptoms, mean (SD)

16.3 (5.4)

17.9 (4.1)

16.6 (5.5)

15.8 (5.5)

F = 2.5 (2, 250)ns b

 

- PANSS P1 Delusions

3.6 (1.4)

4.1 (1.2)

3.6 (1.2)

3.4 (1.5)

F = 3.7 (2, 249) *b

1 > 3

- PANSS P3 Hallucinatory behavior

3.0 (1.7)

3.9 (1.5)

2.9 (1.5)

2.8 (1.7)

F = 7.0 (2, 249) **b

1 > 2, 3

Negative symptoms, mean (SD)

16.7 (6.6)

15.8 (6.4)

15.6 (5.9)

17.2 (6.8)

F = 1.5 (2, 249)ns b

 

CDSS (current depression) suicide item excludedc, mean (SD)

5.6 (4.7)

9.5 (5.0)

6.0 (4.6)

4.6 (4.2)

F = 18.2 (2, 241) ***b

1 > 2, 3

PANSS G14 (Impulsive aggression), median (min-max)

1 (1–6)

2 (1–6)

1 (1–4)

1 (1–4)

K = 24.1 (2)***c

1 > 2, 3

InterSePT 5 (Current suicidality)

    

χ2 = 30.4 (4)***d

 

- No current suicidality (0), n (%)

157 (63)

13 (36)

27 (53)

117 (72)

  

- Low suicidality (0.1-1.0), n (%)

75 (30)

14 (39)

20 (39)

41 (25)

  

- Moderate to high (1.1-2.0), n (%)

18 (7)

9 (25)

4 (8)

5 (3)

 

1 > 2, 3f

Alcohol abuse or addiction last 6 months, n (%)

16 (7)

2 (6)

6 (12)

8 (5)

χ2 = 2.9 (2)ns d

 

Substance abuse or addiction last 6 months, n (%)

23 (9)

4 (11)

5 (10)

14 (9)

χ2 =0.2 (2)ns d

 

Current medication:

    

X 2 = 10.9 (4) *d

 

- No antipsychotic medication, n (%)

44 (18)

12 (33)

11 (21)

21 (13)

 

1 ≠ 3g

- Antipsychotic, no antidepressant, n (%)

150 (60)

16 (44)

27 (52)

107 (66)

  

- Antipsychotic and antidepressant, n (%)

57 (23)

8 (22)

14 (27)

35 (22)

  
  1. Levels of statistical significance: ns = not significant * = p < 0.05, ** = p < 0.01, *** = p < 0.001.
  2. aData missing for 0–9 patients, percentages based on valid observations, b F = One-way ANOVA test, cK = Kruskal-Wallis test, dχ2 = Pearson chi square test, ePlanned pairwise comparisons of Group 1 (SA + NSSH) vs Group 2 (SA only) and Group 1 (SA + NSSH) vs Group 3 (NoSA) (Scheffe’s test, Pearson chi square test, Mann–Whitney U test). Only statistically significant differences (p < .05) presented. f Comparing those scoring moderate to high with those with low/no current suicidality, g Comparing those with no antipsychotic medication to those with antipsychotic medication (with/without antidepressant medication).