The associations between psychotic experiences and substance use and substance use disorders: findings from the World Health Organization World Mental Health surveys.
Louisa DegenhardtSukanta SahaCarmen C W LimSergio Aguilar-GaxiolaAli Al-HamzawiJordi AlonsoLaura H AndradeEvelyn J BrometRonny BruffaertsJosé Miguel Caldas-de-AlmeidaGiovanni de GirolamoSilvia FlorescuOye GurejeJosep M HaroElie G KaramGeorges KaramViviane Kovess-MasfetySing LeeJean-Pierre LepineVictor MakanjuolaMaria E Medina-MoraZeina MneimnehFernando Navarro-MateuMarina PiazzaJosé Posada-VillaNancy A SampsonKate M ScottJuan Carlos StagnaroMargreet Ten HaveKenneth S KendlerRonald C KesslerJohn G McGrathnull nullPublished in: Addiction (Abingdon, England) (2018)
Associations between psychotic experiences (PEs) and substance use/substance use disorders (SU/SUDs) are often bidirectional, but not all types of SU/SUDs are associated with PEs. These findings suggest that it is important to be aware of the presence of PEs within those with SUDs or at risk of SUDs, given the plausibility that they may each impact upon the other.