Dimensions of Hallucinations and Delusions in Affective and Nonaffective Illnesses

Table 3

Comparison of the auditory hallucinations items of the psychotic symptom rating scale (PSYRATS) in affective and nonaffective groups.

Scales	Groups		U	P
	Affective (𝑁=30); mean ± SD	Nonaffective (𝑁=30); mean ± SD
PANSS (hallucination)^a	2.70±2.01	4.06±1.92	298.0	0.016*
AH frequency	1.50±1.79	2.73±1.74	282.0	0.007*
AH duration	1.40±1.73	2.53±1.71	295.5	0.015*
AH location	1.36±1.77	2.43±1.73	304.0	0.021*
AH loudness	1.20±1.49	2.10±1.44	301.0	0.020*
AH beliefs regarding origin of voices	1.16±1.51	2.16±1.59	299.5	0.019*
AH amount of negative content of voices	0.66±1.21	2.13±1.50	224.5	0.000*
AH degree of negative content	0.60±1.91	2.20±1.56	214.5	0.000*
AH amount of distress	0.90±1.39	2.26±1.57	248.0	0.002*
AH intensity of distress	6.93±1.46	2.13±1.61	248.0	0.001*
AH disruption	0.83±1.28	2.00±1.57	266.0	0.003*
AH control	1.20±1.66	2.06±1.74	326.0	0.050
AH total score	11.80±15.05	24.63±15.89	257.0	0.003*
AH emotional characteristic	3.13±5.06	8.73±5.98	231.0	0.001*
AH cognitive interpretation	3.20±4.16	6.10±4.35	292.5	0.015*
AH physical characteristic	5.06±6.35	9.80±6.32	279.5	0.009*

AH: auditory hallucination; ^ahallucinatory behavior subscales of positive and negative syndrome scale (PANSS); ∗significant.