Clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of patients with newly diagnosed schizophrenia: A 4-year single-center experience in Saudi Arabia.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Understanding how local "psychiatry clinic" characteristics shape research findings is essential for applying research into evolution, outcomes, and costs of mental health. However, a paucity of "psychiatry clinics" details has implications for the interpretation and utilization of this research.

Methods

We reviewed data of 746 patients with new-onset schizophrenia on antipsychotic monotherapy seen over four years in an "adult psychiatry clinic" at Jazan Health, Saudi Arabia. Protocol-driven interviews and investigations were recorded prospectively and extracted from the medical records for the study. Summary statistics and logistic regression analyses were applied to assess patients' characteristics and outcomes.

Results

The median patient age was 32 (IQR

SUBMITTER: Hakami T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9216363 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature