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Table 3 Changes of scores from admission to discharge (N = 147)*.

From: Narcissism in patients admitted to psychiatric acute wards: its relation to violence, suicidality and other psychopathology

Variables

Ratings at Admission (n = 147)

Ratings at Discharge (n = 147)

P.

Effect size¤

r

 

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

   

NPI-21

     

Total score

5.3 (4.2)

4.7 (3.6)

<0.001

0.15

0.94

Leadership, factor 1

1.5 (1.5)

1.4 (1.5)

0.006

0.09

0.93

Exhibitionism, factor 2

1.4 (1.6)

1.2 (1.4)

0.02

0.08

0.92

Superiority, factor 3

1.5 (1.4)

1.4 (1.3)

0.01

0.13

0.83

Entitlement, factor 4

0.9 (1.2)

0.8 (1.1)

0.02

0.12

0.89

BPRS

     

Total score

53.8 (14.4)

35.8 (8.6)

<0.001

1.52

0.60

Thinking disturbance

6.5 (3.8)

6.1 (3.1)

0.24

0.10

0.52

Withdrawal/retardation

3.9 (2.2)

5.7 (2.2)

<0.001

0.83

0.61

Anxiety/Depression

9.9 (4.1)

8.0 (2.8)

<0.001

0.55

0.74

Hostility/suspiciousness

6.3 (3.7)

4.0 (1.7)

<0.001

0.81

0.49

Activation

6.5 (3.8)

4.2 (1.3)

<0.001

0.79

0.41

Depression (item #3)

3.6 (1.9)

2.2 (1.8)

<0.001

0.76

0.69

Suicidality (item #4)

3.4 (2.2)

1.6 (1.0)

<0.001

0.99

0.63

Grandiosity (items #8)

1.9 (1.7)

1.6 (1.3)

0.002

0.20

0.74

Rosenberg self-esteem

6.4 (3.2)

5.1 (2.6)

<0.001

0.43

0.82

HADS-Depression

9.2 (4.6)

6.5 (3.5)

<0.001

0.67

0.79

HADS-Anxiety

12.0 (5.1)

8.4 (3.9)

<0.001

0.80

0.75

  1. *Two-related samples test ¤ Cohen's d is the between group effect size