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Table 5 comparisons between groups as regard diagnoses and drugs received

From: Factors affecting mental fitness for work in a sample of mentally ill patients

Characteristics

Fit

n 61

Unfit

n 23

Modified

n 32

P value

Substance % & (n 24)

29.1% (7)

16.6% (4)

54.2% (13)

0.004

Schizophrenia % &(n 17)

29.4% (5)

47% (8)

23.6% (4)

0.005

Depressive disorder % (n 16)

62.5% (10)

12.5%(2)

25% (4)

0.001

Adjustment % (n 11)

90.9% (10)

00

9.1% (1)

0.001

Personality disorders % (n 10)

80% (8)

10% (1)

10% (1)

0.001

Comorbidity % (n 49)

20.4% (10)

46.9% (23)

32.7% (16)

0.02

Antidepressants drugs % & (n)

65.6%(40)

17.4%(4)

56.%(18)

0.01

Typical antipsychotic drugs % & (n)

4.9%(3)

43.5%(10)

6.3%(2)

0.005

Use of Mood stabilizers % & (n)

16.4% (10)

17.4% (4)

15.6% (5)

0.241

Use of atypical antipsychotic drugs % & (n)

29.5% (18)

34.8% (8)

31.3% (10)

0.064

Use of polypharmacy % & (n)

67.2% (41)

73.9% (17)

59.4% (19)

0.445

  1. n, number of subjects; %, percentage
  2. P value is significant at ≤ 0.05