Correlates of substance use in a large naturalistic cohort of young people with early and emerging psychosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Substance use remains a barrier to recovery for young people accessing early intervention services for psychosis. While correlates of use have been explored in populations experiencing a first episode of psychosis (FEP), sample sizes have been small and less research assesses cohorts at ultrahigh risk of psychosis (UHR).

Methods

This study uses data from a naturalistic cohort including UHR and FEP participants (N = 1252) to elucidate clinical correlates of use in the past 3 months of any illicit substance, amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS), cannabis, and tobacco. Moreover, network analysis based on use of these substances and additionally alcohol, cocaine, hallucinogens, sedatives, inhalants, and opioids was completed.

Results

Young people with FEP used sub

SUBMITTER: El-Hage D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10460356 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature