Demographic/Clinical Characteristics of the Sample
| Characteristics | n (%) or M (SD) |
|---|---|
| Primary diagnosis | |
| Schizophrenia | 36 (44) |
| Schizoaffective/bipolar | 28 (35) |
| Substance use | 9 (11) |
| Other psychotic | 4 (5) |
| Other disorders | 4 (5) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 69 (85) |
| Female | 12 (15) |
| Ethnicity | |
| African American | 19 (24) |
| Caucasian | 51 (63) |
| Hispanic | 8 (10) |
| Other | 3 (4) |
| Education level | |
| Less than high school | 26 (39) |
| High school graduate | 17 (25) |
| Greater than high school | 24 (36) |
| Marital status | |
| Never married | 45 (56) |
| Married | 7 (9) |
| Widowed | 4 (5) |
| Separated/divorced | 25 (31) |
| Index offense | |
| Murder | 14 (17) |
| Assault | 38 (47) |
| Sex offense | 4 (5) |
| Theft | 15 (18) |
| Miscellaneous | 10 (12) |
| Illness variables | |
| Psychiatric history (yes) | 55 (82) |
| Age at onset | 22.3 (10.4) |
| Number of admissions | 3.2 (1.9) |
| Length of first admission | 5.1 (3.60) |
| Total length of stay | 10.5 (7.0) |
| Length of studied admission | 3.8 (2.4) |
| Age at index offense | 34.4 (10.9) |