Table 1 Patients characteristics at baseline (n = 198)

Demographics

 Age (years)

0

0 %

39.6

(11.2)

 Male

0

0 %

135

68 %

 Years of education

3

2 %

11.9

(1.7)

 Ethnicity

0

0 %

-

-

  White

-

-

114

58 %

  Black

-

-

51

26 %

  Asian

-

-

19

10 %

  Mixed and other

-

-

14

7 %

 Born in UK

0

0 %

155

78 %

Social/living situation

 Married/co-habiting

1

1 %

16

8 %

 Patients with identified carer

20

10 %

72

36 %

 Independent accommodation

2

1 %

147

74 %

 Living alone/homeless

12

6 %

143

72 %

Clinical status

 Schizophrenia

0

0 %

166

84 %

 Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS)

14

7 %

39

[33, 45]

 Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF)

15

8 %

38.5

[31, 48.5]

Clinical history

 Duration of illness (years)

4

2 %

12

[6,20]

 Patients with duration of illness less than 2 years

0

0 %

7

4 %

 Number of past hospital admissions

11

6 %

6

[3, 9]

 Months of past hospital stay

29

15 %

16

[8, 28]

 Number of past involuntary hospital admissions

19

10 %

4

[2, 7]

Criminal history

 Convictions

15

8 %

83

42 %

 Imprisonment

13

7 %

55

28 %