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dc.contributor.authorJ. Kavanagh, David
dc.contributor.authorWaghorn, Geoffrey
dc.contributor.authorJenner, Linda
dc.contributor.authorC. Chant, David
dc.contributor.authorCarr, Vaughan
dc.contributor.authorEvans, Mandy
dc.contributor.authorHerrman, Helen
dc.contributor.authorJablensky, Assen
dc.contributor.authorMcGrath, John J.
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T16:58:20Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T16:58:20Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.date.modified2009-12-07T03:40:53Z
dc.identifier.issn0920-9964
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/S0920-9964(03)00130-0
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/27173
dc.description.abstractBackground: While there has been substantial research examining the correlates of comorbid substance abuse in psychotic disorders, it has been difficult to tease apart the relative importance of individual variables. Multivariate analyses are required, in which the relative contributions of risk factors to specific forms of substance misuse are examined, while taking into account the effects of other important correlates. Methods: This study used multivariate correlates of several forms of comorbid substance misuse in a large epidemiological sample of 852 Australians with DSM-III-R-diagnosed psychoses. Results: Multiple substance use was common and equally prevalent in nonaffective and affective psychoses. The most consistent correlate across the substance use disorders was male sex. Younger age groups were more likely to report the use of illegal drugs, while alcohol misuse was not associated with age. Side effects secondary to medication were associated with the misuse of cannabis and multiple substances, but not alcohol. Lower educational attainment was associated with cannabis misuse but not other forms of substance abuse. Conclusion: The profile of substance misuse in psychosis shows clinical and demographic gradients that can inform treatment and preventive research.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.publisher.placeNetherlands
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom115
dc.relation.ispartofpageto124
dc.relation.ispartofissue2-3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalSchizophrenia Research
dc.relation.ispartofvolume66
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPublic Health and Health Services
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMedical and Health Sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology and Cognitive Sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1117
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode11
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode17
dc.titleDemographic and clinical correlates of comorbid substance use disorders in psychosis: Multivariate analyses from an epidemiological sample
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.date.issued2004
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorMcGrath, John J.


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