The relationship between Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) schizophrenia severity scores and risk for hospitalization: An analysis of the CATIE Schizophrenia Trial

Reductions in PANSS total scores significantly reduced risks for psychiatric hospitalizations, total number of psychiatric hospitalizations, total nights for psychiatric admissions, and the costs of these hospitalizations. These data highlight the benefits of symptom control on the direct costs of care in schizophrenia.