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Prevalence of comorbid substance use in schizophrenia spectrum disorders in community and clinical settings, 1990-2017: systematic review and meta-analysis
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Hunt, GE and Large, MM and Cleary, M and Lai, HMX and Saunders, JB, Prevalence of comorbid substance use in schizophrenia spectrum disorders in community and clinical settings, 1990-2017: systematic review and meta-analysis, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 191 pp. 234-258. ISSN 0376-8716 (2018) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2018 Elsevier B.V.
DOI: doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.07.011
Abstract
Background: Comorbidity is highly prevalent between substance use disorders (SUDs) and schizophrenia. This systematic review and meta-analysis estimated prevalence rates of SUDs in epidemiological and treatmentseeking patients diagnosed with schizophrenia or first episode psychosis.
Methods: A literature search of Medline, EMBASE, PsycINFO and CINAHL databases was conducted from 1990 to 2017 inclusive. Prevalence of co-morbid SUDs and schizophrenia were extracted and odds ratios (ORs) were calculated using random effects meta-analysis. Combining like studies was dictated how authors reported substance use.
Results: There were 123 included articles with a total sample size of 165,811 subjects that yielded six epidemiological studies, 11 national or state case-registry studies, 20 large cohort studies and 86 clinical studies using in- or out-patient samples. The prevalence of any SUD was 41.7%, followed by illicit drugs (27.5%), cannabis (26.2%), alcohol (24.3%) and stimulant use (7.3%). Meta-analysis showed the pooled variance of any SUD in males was 48% which was significantly higher than that for females with schizophrenia (22.1%, OR 3.43, 95% CI 3.01, 3.92). Patients with SUD had an earlier age of onset of schizophrenia. Meta-regression showed prevalence increased over time for illicit drugs but not for other substances, including alcohol.
Conclusions: The meta-analysis revealed that SUDs in schizophrenia is highly prevalent and rates have not changed over time. This indicates SUD are difficult to treat in this patient population and there is an urgent need for more informative studies to help develop better prevention, detection and treatment of SUDs in persons with schizophrenia and co-morbid disorders.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | schizophrenia, substance use, dependence, cannabis, alcohol, psychosis |
Research Division: | Health Sciences |
Research Group: | Health services and systems |
Research Field: | Mental health services |
Objective Division: | Health |
Objective Group: | Public health (excl. specific population health) |
Objective Field: | Mental health |
UTAS Author: | Cleary, M (Professor Michelle Cleary) |
ID Code: | 127980 |
Year Published: | 2018 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 157 |
Deposited By: | Health Sciences |
Deposited On: | 2018-08-27 |
Last Modified: | 2019-07-26 |
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