Table 2

Clinical management of the patients with at-risk mental state for psychosis, n = 39

Phase; managementNo. (%)*
Assessment phase
Source of referral
 Primary care15 (38.46)
 Secondary care24 (61.54)
Comorbid diagnosis
 Absent12 (30.77)
 Present27 (69.23)
Clinical measures, mean (SD)
 GAF56.59 (11.98)
 CAARMS
  Thought disorders3.67 (1.26)
  Perceptual disorders2.62 (1.76)
  Speech disorders1.82 (1.47)
Intervention phase
Antipsychotic prescribed
 Yes18 (46.15)
 No21 (53.85)
Cognitive behavioural therapy
 Yes32 (82.05)
 No7 (17.95)
Outcome
Transition to psychosis
 Yes10 (25.64)
 No29 (74.36)
  • CAARMS = Comprehensive Assessment for the At-Risk Mental State;33 GAF = Global Assessment of Functioning; SD = standard deviation.

  • * Unless otherwise indicated.