Table 1: Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of participants (n = 109).

  CR+SE SE T
N Mean S.D. N Mean S.D.
Age 52 33.13 6.96 57 35.84 6.48 2.103*
Illness Duration (months) 47 116.57 74.44 56 139.93 73.41 1.598
Antipsychotics medication (mg/day)a 51 647.56 1001.18 56 449.51 374.34 -1.379
Psychiatric Symptoms (PANSS)              
Positive scale 52 14.40 5.25 57 13.30 5.59 -1.062
Negative scale 52 18.33 5.85 57 16.18 5.77 -1.932†
General Psychopathology scale 52 34.83 9.16 57 29.53 10.04 -2.869**
Total Score 52 67.56 17.02 57 59.00 19.73 -2.414*
Social Functions (LASMI b)              
Interpersonal relations 52 18.27 8.79 57 15.09 7.64 -2.070*
Working related behavior 52 15.02 6.86 57 13.89 6.55 -0.898
Estimated Premorbid Intelligence (JART c) 52 102.70 9.37 57 99.82 10.93 -1.464

** p<.01 * p<.05, † p<.10
a: CPZ equivalent dose b:LASMI:Life Assessment scale for the Mentally Ill c:JART:Japanese Adult Reading Test (b and c are available only in Japanese)