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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 April 2020
Substance abuse is a well established risk factor for First-Episode Psychosis (FEP). We hypothesized that substance use at baseline could be an independent risk factorfor a worse clinical course.
An incidence cohort ofpatients with FEP collected in an 8 year period (2002-2009) at the Bologna WestCommunity Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) was assessed at baseline and at 12 month follow-up. Hospitalizations were used as clinical outcomes.
Substance users had asignificantly higher rate of hospitalizations during the follow-up after adjusting for age, gender and other potential confounders (OR 5.84, 95% CI 2.44-13.97, p≤0.001).
This study showed the independent effect of substance use on FEP course. Clinical implications will be discussed.
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