Socio-demographic and clinical data
The following variables were obtained during assessment by the interviewers: age, gender, level of education, history of migration, if the person receives incapacity benefits, and past experiences of coercive measures. As to the clinical variables, level of functioning was assessed with the GAF (Global Assessment of Functioning) and global severity of symptoms with CGI-S (Clinical Global Impression - Severity scale). The level of positive and negative symptoms as well as the level of insight were assessed using four-point Likert scales (absent, mild, moderate, severe) to simplify the evaluation of symptoms and limit missing data. All clinical variables were obtained from the psychiatrists in charge of the patients at the time of discharge.
Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the studied sampleCGI-S: Clinical Global Impression – Severity Scale; CGI-I: Clinical Global Impression – Improvement Scale; GAF: Global Assessment of Functioning; M: mean; SD: standard deviation