Research Article

Sex Differences in Severity, Social Functioning, Adherence to Treatment, and Cognition of Adolescents with Schizophrenia

Table 4

Percentage of subjects showing a good functioning in the PSP subscales during the followup.

MalesFemalesdf
(%) (%)

Baseline
(1) Socially useful activities2 (3.3)1 (3.7)0.0110.93
(2) Personal and social relationships3 (5)1 (3.7)0.0710.79
(3) Self-care14 (23.3)7 (25.9)0.0710.79
(4) Disturbing and aggressive behaviors24 (40)20 (74.1)8.6510.01

Month 3
(1) Socially useful activities18 (36)9 (40.9)0.1610.69
(2) Personal and social relationships17 (34)7 (31.8)0.0310.86
(3) Self-care37 (74)17 (77.3)0.0910.77
(4) Disturbing and aggressive behaviors42 (84)19 (86.2)0.0710.80

Month 6
(1) Socially useful activities18 (41.9)13 (61.9)2.2710.13
(2) Personal and social relationships14 (32.6)12 (57.1)3.5410.06
(3) Self-care31 (72.1)18 (87.5)1.4610.23
(4) Disturbing and aggressive behaviors38 (88.4)19 (90.5)0.0610.8