Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the participants.

Demographics

 Gender (F/M)

22/12

16/20

0.59

0.44

 Age(years)

46.85 ± 10.63

48.49 ± 12.27

0.62

0.54

 Education (years)

11.68 ± 2.26

11.51 ± 2.73

0.28

0.78

 Duration (years)

0.65 ± 0.32

21.55 ± 12.75

-10.36

0.00^a

 Onset age

28.84 ± 9.64

25.10 ± 7.46

1.89

0.06

Baseline measures

PSYRATS

 Total Score

51.08 ± 9.06

 Auditory hallucinations

32.97 ± 5.79

 Delusions

18.11 ± 4.33

PANSS

 Total score

65.59 ± 11.07

88.40 ± 19.19

−4.23

0.00^a

 Positive symptoms

12.16 ± 2.95

24.75 ± 5.83

−12.09

0.00^a

 Negative symptoms

24.73 ± 5.58

26.05 ± 6.82

−0.93

0.35

 General psychopathology

28.70 ± 6.33

37.60 ± 9.79

−4.77

0.00^a