Psychotic symptoms are associated with physical health problems independently of a mental disorder diagnosis: Results from the WHO World Health Survey
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UAM. Departamento de PsiquiatríaPublisher
John Wiley & SonsDate
2013-10-01Citation
10.1002/wps.20070
World Psychiatry 12.3 (2013): 251-257
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1723-8617 (print); 2051-5545 (online)DOI
10.1002/wps.20070Funded by
This work was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, CIBERSAM, Madrid Regional Government (S2010/BMD- 2422 AGES), European Union Structural Funds, Fundación Alicia Koplowitz, Fundación Mutua Madrileña, ERA-NET NEURON (Network of European Funding for Neuroscience Research) and theWorld Health OrganizationProject
Comunidad de Madrid. S2010/BMD-2422/AGES; info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/36213Editor's Version
http://dx.doi.org/10.0.1002/wps.20070Subjects
access to health care; medical conditions; multinational study; physical health; psychotic symptoms; MedicinaAbstract
This study explored whether physical health problems are related to psychotic symptoms independently of a mental disorder diagnosis. A total
of 224,254 subjects recruited for the World Health Organization World Health Survey were subdivided into those with both a lifetime diagnosis
of psychosis and at least one psychotic symptom in the 12 months prior to the evaluation, those with at least one psychotic symptom in the
past 12 months but no lifetime diagnosis of psychosis, and those without psychotic symptoms in the past 12 months and without a lifetime
diagnosis of psychosis. The three groups were compared for the presence of medical conditions, health problems, and access to health care.
Medical conditions and health problems (angina, asthma, arthritis, tuberculosis, vision or hearing problems, mouth/teeth problems, alcohol
consumption, smoking, and accidents), medication consumption, and hospital admissions (but not regular health care visits) were more frequent
in individuals with psychotic symptoms but no psychosis diagnosis, compared to those with no symptoms and no diagnosis. The number
of medical conditions increased with the number of psychotic symptoms. Given the sample analyzed, this trend seems to be independent from
the socio-economic development of the country or the specific health care system
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Nuevo, Roberto
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Chatterji, Somnath
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Verdes, Emese
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Arango, Celso
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Ayuso Mateos, José Luis
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