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Gender differences in the prediction of 5-year outcome in first episode psychosis.
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International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research . 2007, Vol. 16 Issue 4, p208-218. 11p. 4 Charts, 1 Graph. - Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- Objective: To examine gender differences in prediction of long-term outcome in first episode psychosis (FEP). Method: Eighty-one male and 72 female FEP patients were compared regarding the sensitivity and specificity of the Predictive Rating Scale (PRS). The contributions of pre-admission clinical and socio-demographic characteristics to a poor 5-year outcome were analysed for males and females separately. Gender differences in the relations between predictors and outcome were examined using the equality of correlation comparing correlation coefficients. Results: The sensitivity of the PRS was significantly better for males than for females. The following items: ‘the highest Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) the year before first admission ≤70’ and ‘GAF at first admission ≤30’ explained most of the variance of a poor 5-year outcome for males, whereas for females the corresponding items were ‘the highest educational level is compulsory school’, ‘living with parents’ and ‘contact with friends ≤2–3 times/month’. When the PRS was adapted assigning a weight of two to the item ‘the highest educational level is compulsory school’ for females, the sensitivity increased. Conclusion: This study revealed that the predictors for poor outcome differ between male and female patients with FEP. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10498931
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 28443753
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/mpr.228