Elisa Rodríguez-Toscano, Clara Alloza, David Fraguas, Manuel Durán-Cutilla, Laura Roldán, Teresa Sánchez-Gutiérrez, Gonzalo López-Montoya, Mara Parellada, Carmen Moreno, Charlotte Gayer-Anderson, Hannah E Jongsma, Marta Di Forti, Diego Quattrone, Eva Velthorst, Lieuwe de Haan, Jean-Paul Selten, Andrei Szöke, Pierre-Michel Llorca, Andrea Tortelli, Julio Bobes, Miguel Bernardo, Julio Sanjuán, José Luis Santos, Manuel Arrojo, Ilaria Tarricone, Domenico Berardi, Mirella Ruggeri, Antonio Lasalvia, Laura Ferraro, Caterina La Cascia, Daniele La Barbera, Paulo Rossi Menezes, Cristina Marta Del-Ben, Bart P Rutten, Jim van Os, Peter B Jones, Robin M Murray, James B Kirkbride, Craig Morgan, Covadonga M Díaz-Caneja, Celso Arango
BACKGROUND: Use of illegal stimulants is associated with an increased risk of psychotic disorder. However, the impact of stimulant use on odds of first-episode psychosis (FEP) remains unclear. Here, we aimed to describe the patterns of stimulant use and examine their impact on odds of FEP. METHODS: We included patients with FEP aged 18-64 years who attended psychiatric services at 17 sites across 5 European countries and Brazil, and recruited controls representative of each local population (FEP = 1130; controls = 1497)...
July 19, 2023: Schizophrenia Bulletin