Clinical descriptive data for patient groups.

<p>Clinical assessments for patient groups. Medication status and mean (SD) of Age, Duration of Illness, SAPS, SANS and GAF scores. SAPS and SANS scores are scaled to a maximum symptom severity of 5. GAF scores reflect percentage of optimal functioning. Last column contains P values obtained from a t-test or chi-squared analysis, as appropriate, comparing recent-onset to chronic groups.</p><p>* <i>p</i><.05;</p><p>** <i>p</i><.01;</p><p>*** <i>p</i><.001; ns Not Significant.</p>a<p>Three individuals were taking both typical and atypical antipsychotic medication.</p>b<p>Range 0.2 to 2 years.</p>c<p>Range 5 to 29 years.