Abstract:Background:The purpose of the study was to identify homogenous subgroups, based upon achievement of two functional milestones (marriage and employment) and Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) score in a sample of 848 acute patients admitted to the Psychiatric Emergency Service (PES) of the Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, during a 24-months period.Subjects and methods: A two-step cluster-analysis, using GAF total score and the achievements in the two milestones as input data was performed. In o… Show more
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