Table 1.

Sociodemographic, Clinical, and Legal Characteristics by Clozapine Use

CharacteristicClozapine GroupNo Clozapine GroupP
Age, yearsa32.4 (10.0)37.5 (18.0).044
Time to opinion, daysa202.0 (129)147.0 (89.0)<. 001
Length of stay, daysa343.0 (333.0)178.0 (137.0)< .001
Male22 (88.0)170 (79.1).429
Race.686
 Non-Hispanic white12 (48.0)121 (56.3)
 Non-Hispanic black13 (52.1)84 (39.1)
Main psychiatric discharge diagnosis.748
 Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders23 (92.0)188 (87.4)
 Bipolar and related disorders2 (8.0)27 (12.6)
Competency< .001
 Competent to stand trial8 (32.0)187 (87.0)
 Permanently incompetent to stand trial17 (68.0)28 (13.0)
Charges type.651
 Felony17 (70.8)128 (59.5)
 Misdemeanor3 (12.5)35 (16.3)
 Both4 (16.7)52 (24.2)
Prior psychiatric treatment22 (88.0)199 (92.6).429
Antipsychotic use through stay
 Formulation.913
  Oral15 (60.0)130 (60.5)
  Long-acting injectable ± oral10 (40.0)79 (36.7)
 Class.223
  Atypical only10 (40.0)100 (46.5)
  Typical and atypical15 (60.0)89 (41.4)
 Number of antipsychotics through stay.009
  One1 (4.0)61 (28.4)
  Two or more24 (96.0)147 (68.4)
Psychiatric medications upon discharge
 Antipsychotics24 (96.0)172 (80.0).056
 Mood stabilizers9 (36.0)55 (25.6).338
 Antidepressants5 (20.0)60 (27.9).483
  • a Data presented as median (interquartile range).

  • All other data are presented as n (%). P values in bold indicate statistical significance: p < 0.05. Clozapine Group: n = 25; No Clozapine Group: n = 215.