Clinical significance of psychotic-like experiences across U.S. ethnoracial groups.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prevalence of psychotic-like experiences (PLEs) - reports of hallucinations and delusional thinking not meeting criteria for psychotic disorder - varies substantially across ethnoracial groups. What explains this range of PLE prevalence? Despite extensive research, the clinical significance of PLEs remains unclear. Are PLE prevalence and clinical severity differentially associated across ethnoracial groups?

Methods

We examined the lifetime prevalence and clinical significance of PLEs across ethnoracial groups in the Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiology Surveys (N = 11 139) using the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) psychosis symptom screener. Outcomes included mental healthcare use (inpatient, outpatient), mental health morbidity

SUBMITTER: Lewis-Fernandez R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10755236 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature