Table 3

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

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

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

Raja and Azzoni Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health 2005 1:11   doi:10.1186/1745-0179-1-11