Clinical Study
Dimensions of Hallucinations and Delusions in Affective and Nonaffective Illnesses
Table 4
Comparison of the delusion items of the psychotic symptom rating scale (PSYRATS) in affective and nonaffective groups.
| Scales | Groups | U | P | Affective () mean ± SD | Nonaffective () mean ± SD |
| PANSS (delusion)a | | | 364.0 | 0.122 | D amount of preoccupation | | | 375.0 | 0.126 | D duration of preoccupation | | | 387.0 | 0.208 | D conviction | | | 333.5 | 0.027* | D amount of distress | | | 368.5 | 0.200 | D intensity of distress | | | 364.0 | 0.168 | D disruption | | | 388.0 | 0.331 | D total score | | | 414.5 | 0.590 | D emotional characteristic | | | 376.0 | 0.247 | D cognitive interpretation | | | 449.5 | 0.994 |
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D: delusion; adelusion subscales of positive and negative syndrome scale (PANSS); significant.
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