Distress related to psychotic experiences: Enhancing the world health organization composite international diagnostic interview psychosis screen.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The abbreviated version of the World Health Organization (WHO) Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) psychosis screen tends to yield high prevalence in online samples. Psychotic Experiences (PE) may not necessarily indicate current or imminent psychopathology; however, distressing PE appear to be more clinically informative.

Methods

We analyzed data collected from an online survey administered to a Qualtrics panel (N = 2522 adults). Using multivariable logistic regression, we examined the association between PE (with and without associated distress) and several mental health outcomes, adjusting for age, gender, and race/ethnicity.

Results

Individuals with distressing PE had greater odds of most mental health outcomes when compared with individ

SUBMITTER: Oh H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10804262 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature