Table 5

Mean score (± SD) at the subjective wellbeing (SWN) scale and number (%) of patients with positive DAI-30 score at admission to and discharge from SPDC, in patients treated with antipsychotics (atypical, conventional or both)

Rating scale
Atypical group
Conventional group
Mixed group

SWN



Admission
73.1 (17.4)
76.0 (19.0)
74.6 (18.2)
Discharge
79.8 (16.4)
83.4 (15.9)
84.5 (14.9)
DAI-30 > 0



Admission
249 (68.8)
212 (64.2)
169 (67.6)
Discharge
292 (80.7)
259 (78.5)
197 (78.8)

SWN: possible scores range from 20 to 120, with higher scores indicating greater wellbeing. DAI-30: a score > 0 indicates a positive attitude toward pharmacological treatments.

Ballerini et al. Annals of General Psychiatry 2007 6:29   doi:10.1186/1744-859X-6-29

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