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The age at onset of psychosis and tobacco use: a systematic meta-analysis

Abstract

Background  

There is a well-established but poorly understood association between tobacco use and psychotic illness. The aim of this study
was to determine whether tobacco use is associated with an earlier age at onset of psychotic illness.

Methods  

Peer-reviewed publications in English reporting the age at onset of psychosis in tobacco-using and non-tobacco-using groups
were located using searches of CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, PsycINFO and ISI Web of Science, and were supplemented by papers located
by manual searches and unpublished data obtained by correspondence with primary researchers. A total of 29 samples reported
age at onset data in a consecutive series of patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia related psychosis or first episode
psychosis. Information on study design, study population and effect size was extracted independently by three authors. A random
effects meta-analysis was performed.

Results  

There was no significant difference between smokers and non-smokers in age at the onset of psychosis (standardized mean difference = −0.03).

Conclusion  

Unlike cannabis use, tobacco use is not associated with an earlier onset of psychosis.

  • Content Type Journal Article
  • Category Original Paper
  • Pages 1-8
  • DOI 10.1007/s00127-011-0431-3
  • Authors
    • Nicholas Myles, Coffs Harbour Health Campus, Pacific Hwy, Coffs Harbour, Australia
    • Hannah Newall, Coffs Harbour Health Campus, Pacific Hwy, Coffs Harbour, Australia
    • Michael T. Compton, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA
    • Jackie Curtis, School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
    • Olav Nielssen, School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
    • Matthew Large, School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
    • Journal Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
    • Online ISSN 1433-9285
    • Print ISSN 0933-7954
Posted in: Meta-analyses - Systematic Reviews on 09/11/2011 | Link to this post on IFP |
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