Journal article

Short-term outcome of substance-induced psychotic disorder in a large UK first episode psychosis cohort

A Thompson, S Marwaha, C Winsper, L Everard, PB Jones, D Fowler, T Amos, N Freemantle, SP Singh, M Marshall, V Sharma, M Birchwood

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica | WILEY | Published : 2016

Abstract

Objective: The incidence and outcome of first-episode substance-induced psychotic disorder (SIPD) are unclear. The study aimed to compare the 1-year outcomes of those given a SIPD diagnosis by clinicians compared to other psychosis diagnoses in a first-episode cohort. Method: Data were from a large (n = 1027) cohort of first-episode psychosis (FEP) patients admitted to early intervention services in the UK (National EDEN). Diagnosis, including that of SIPD, was made by treating psychiatrists at baseline using ICD10 criteria. Details on symptoms, functioning, quality of life, relapse and recovery were available at baseline and 12 months. Results: There were 67 cases of SIPD (6.5% of the cohor..

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Funding Acknowledgements

This work was supported by grants from the UK Department of Health (RDD/ARF2) and the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) under the Programme Grants for Applied Research Programme (RP-PG-0109-10074). The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NHS, NIHR or the Department of Health. Professors Birchwood and Singh are part funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) through the Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care for West Midlands (CLAHRC-WM). Professor Jones is part funded by the NIHR CLAHRC East of England. MB was the CI and grant holder. MB, LE, PJ, DF, TA, NF, VS, SS and MM contributed to the study design and execution. The data were analysed by AT, and AT with SM and CW drafted the manuscript, and all authors reviewed the manuscript. MB acts as guarantor. The University of Birmingham (UK) acted as the study sponsor. We thank the UK Mental Health Research Network for their support and assistance and all National EDEN participants.