Delusional Disorder over the Reproductive Life Span: The Potential Influence of Menopause on the Clinical Course
Table 2
Psychopathological scores after 24 months adjusted for covariates and multivariate comparisons by groups.
Dependent variables, mean scores (SD)
Premenopausal DD women
Postmenopausal DD women
Two-way ANCOVA
PANSS total
90.51 (5.28)
77.90 (2.99)
,
PANSS positive subscale
22.48 (1.57)
18.99 (0.88)
,
PANSS negative subscale
21.43 (1.99)
19.35 (1.12)
,
PANSS general subscale
46.73 (2.45)
39.09 (1.38)
,
SUMD total
9.88 (1.15)
10.78 (0.43)
,
SUMD item 1
3.44 (0.46)
3.93 (0.18)
,
SUMD item 2
3.71 (0.50)
3.43 (0.18)
,
SUMD item 3
2.73 (0.49)
3.38 (0.18)
,
HRSD-17
8.83 (1.09)
3.91 (0.62)
,
. DD: delusional disorder; HRSD: Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression, PANSS: Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale; PSP: Personal and Social Performance Scale; SD: standard deviation; SUMD: Scale to Assess Unawareness of Mental Disorder.
