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Selection of files for data analysis, showing the number of patients charged with felonies and misdemeanors and outcomes of restoration efforts.
Tables
- Table 1
Characteristics of 328 Patients Undergoing Competence Restoration and Performance of Each Characteristic as a Predictorof Restoration
Characteristic Restored Not Restored Test Statistics p Sex Female 28 18 χ2 = 2.2 (df = 1) 0.14 Male 202 80 Age Mean ± SD 35.5 ± 11.8 39.0 ± 11.2 U = 13,379 0.0074 Range 18.1–79.2 18.2–84.5 Ethnicity African-American 139 43 0.014* European-American 88 53 Other 3 2 Marital status Never married 141 65 0.61* Married 14 3 Divorced/separated 49 23 Widowed 3 1 Unknown 23 6 Intellectual functioning Mental retardation 15 17 χ2 = 11.5 (df = 2) 0.0073 Borderline 20 5 Others 195 76 Most serious charge Felony 201 67 χ2 = 16.6 (df = 1) <10−5 Misdemeanor 29 31 Admission period Before mid-1997 123 62 χ2 = 2.7 (df = 1) 0.10 After mid-1997 107 36 Clinical syndrome Schizophrenia/schizoaffective 103 63 0.0095*† Major mood disorders 33 7 Psychosis NOS 60 18 Malingering 8 0 Other diagnoses‡ 26 10 Symptom Clusters Manic excitement/disorganization 36 15 0.31* Depression/anxiety 5 0 Negative symptoms 6 0 Positive symptoms 104 51 No predominance 79 32 Substance use disorder Present 124 41 χ2 = 8.6 (df = 1) 0.0033 Absent 106 57 Prior hospitalizations Mean ± SD 3.23 ± 5.99 6.24 ± 7.62 U = 14,931.5 <10−5 Range 0–37 0–39 Previous LOS Mean ± SD 232 ± 642 1,018 ± 1,637 U = 15,699.5 <10−5 Range 0–6301 0–8855 ↵* By two-sided Fisher exact test for 2× N tables.
↵† Post hoc test, schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder versus other disorders: χ2 = 10.5 (df = 1), p = 0.0012.
↵‡ This category included patients with various dementias and cognitive disorders, substance-induced disorders, delusional disorder, dysthymic disorder, paraphilias, adjustment disorders, impulse control disorders, and expressive language disorder. It also included patients without primary Axis I disorders (e.g., individuals with personality disorders or mental retardation).
