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Table 3 Psychoactive drug doses used in the treatment of the non-hostile, hostile and violent groups

From: Hostility and violence of acute psychiatric inpatients

Treatment

No hostility

Hostility

Violence

Variance analysis

df

Bonferroni test; p < .05

CPZ Admission dose (mg)

313.55 (± 252.7)

386.44 (± 364.7)

645.05 (± 713.3)

F = 21.89

P = .000

1051

3 vs 1 = yes

3 vs 2 = yes

2 vs 1 = yes

CPZ Discharge dose (mg)

390.58 (± 329.8)

495.82 (± 432.4)

765.0 (± 585.12)

F = 33.55

P = .000

1637

3 vs 1 = yes

3 vs 2 = yes

2 vs 1 = yes

DZ Admission dose (mg)

19.2 (± 14.4)

28.4 (± 20.8)

39.5 (± 32.4)

F = 29.71

P = .000

636

3 vs 1 = yes

3 vs 2 = yes

2 vs 1 = yes

DZ Discharge dose (mg)

18.5 (± 16.1)

29.9 (± 22.9)

39.3 (± 30.5)

F = 37.51

P = .000

738

3 vs 1 = yes

3 vs 2 = yes

2 vs 1 = yes

LI Admission dose (mg)

715.0(± 316.6)

728.8(± 297.9)

835.7(± 170.1)

F = 0.53

P = .591

222

NS

LI Discharge dose (mg)

852.4(± 237.1)

856.8(± 272.4)

930.0(± 290.2)

F = 0.64

P = .530

384

NS

VPA Admission dose (mg)

702.4(± 309.1)

847.0(± 356.6)

1094.0(± 364.8)

F = 20.17

P = .000

554

3 vs 1 = yes

3 vs 2 = yes

2 vs 1 = yes

VPA Discharge dose (mg)

894.4(± 677.0)

976.4(± 381.2)

1184.6(± 350.6)

F = 8.82

P = .000

869

3 vs 1 = yes

2 vs 1 = yes

3 vs 2 = no

  1. CPZ = chlorpromazine equivalent, DZ = diazepam equivalent, LI = lithium, VPA = valproate