Table 2 Health and well-being in the two groups

Reports having a psychiatric diagnosis

98%

99%

ns.

Diagnostic category

<0.001

  Psychosis

62%

32%

  Anxiety/mood disorders

13%

27%

  Other (usually Asperger syndrome, attention deficit disorder or unspecified mental disorder)

25%

41%

Reports psychological problems

66%

53%

ns.

Takes psychotropic medicine

94%

88%

ns.

Reports physical problems

44%

57%

0.047

Self-rated health, general (SD)^a

3.2 (1.1)

3.7 (1)

<0.001

Self-rated health, compared last year (SD)^a

2.3 (1.1)

2.5 (1.2)

ns.

Self-rated health, compared to others (SD)^a

2.8 (1.1)

3.4 (1.1)

<0.001

Quality of life (SD)

4.9 (1.6)

4 (1.7)

<0.001

Self-mastery (SD)

19.2 (4.3)

18.2 (4.6)

0.03

Personal recovery (SD)

27.4 (4.4)

25 (6)

<0.001

GAF symptoms (SD)

43.6 (13.9)

53.9 (8.9)

<0.001

GAF functioning (SD)

42.8 (11.1)

51 (10.8)

<0.001