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Table 7 Changes in the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) scores in the intervention group

From: The development and trial of a medication discontinuation program in the department of forensic psychiatry

Case

Total BPRS score before discontinuing medication

BPRS subscale items

Total BPRS score at readministration of medication

BPRS subscale items

Total BPRS score 2 weeks after readministering medication

BPRS subscale items

1

38

Positive

29

41

Positive

30

38

Positive

29

Negative

3

Negative

3

Negative

3

Neurotic

6

Neurotic

8

Neurotic

6

3

26

Positive

14

41

Positive

23

26

Positive

14

Negative

6

Negative

6

Negative

6

Neurotic

6

Neurotic

12

Neurotic

6

4

31

Positive

16

40

Positive

22

31

Positive

16

Negative

6

Negative

6

Negative

6

Neurotic

9

Neurotic

12

Neurotic

9

5

24

Positive

11

29

Positive

19

23

Positive

11

Negative

5

Negative

4

Negative

5

Neurotic

8

Neurotic

6

Neurotic

7

6

20

Positive

11

31

Positive

18

20

Positive

11

Negative

5

Negative

5

Neurotic

4

Negative

6

Neurotic

7

Neurotic

4

7

29

Positive

17

35

Positive

21

26

Positive

14

Negative

4

Negative

4

Negative

4

Neurotic

8

Neurotic

10

Neurotic

8

8

25

Positive

13

28

Positive

16

24

Positive

13

Negative

5

Negative

3

Negative

4

Neurotic

7

Neurotic

9

Neurotic

7

2

40

Positive

24

42

Positive

25

43

Positive

25

Negative

9

3 months after MDP implementation

Negative

9

1 year after MDP implementation

Negative

10

Neurotic

7

Neurotic

8

Neurotic

8

  1. Positive means positive symptoms; Negative means negative symptoms; Neurotic means neurotic symptoms.