Two patients (1 schizophrenic and 1 depressed patient)
were later excluded, as it appeared that they had
been taking prostaglandin synthesis inhibitors at the
time of the study. One healthy subject also had to be
excluded because the plaster was left on the forearm for
more than 5 min. This left 16 control subjects, 17
depressed patients, and 16 schizophrenic patients.
Table 1 lists several demographic variables and medication
data for these groups.