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International Journal of Bipolar Disorders

Table 2 Medication category usage by diagnosis

From: Cortical thinning in young psychosis and bipolar patients correlate with common neurocognitive deficits

Diagnosis (n)

Medication, n(%)

Unmedicated

Antidepressants

Antipsychotics

Mood stabilisers

Stimulants

Psychosis group

     

Schizophreniform (20)

6 (24)

6 (24)

13 (52)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Schizophrenia (10)

2 (15)

2 (15)

8 (62)

1 (8)

0 (0)

Psychosis NOS (6)

0 (0)

3 (38)

3 (38)

2 (25)

0 (0)

Schizoaffective (4)

1 (17)

1 (17)

3 (50)

1 (17)

0 (0)

Bipolar group

     

Bipolar I (21)

4 (13)

3 (9)

13 (41)

12 (38)

0 (0)

Bipolar II (29)

11 (26)

7 (16)

16 (37)

7 (16)

1 (2)

Bipolar spectrum (23)

5 (14)

11 (31)

12 (34)

5 (14)

1 (3)

  1. Diagnosis was determined by DSM-IV-TR criteria (American Psychiatric Association 2000) with the exception of bipolar spectrum disorder characterised by Angst (2007). NOS, not otherwise specified.
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