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Observational studyPloS one2019

Exploring associations between early substance use and longitudinal socio-occupational functioning in young people engaged in a mental health service.

Jacob J Crouse, Kate M Chitty, Frank Iorfino, Django White, Alissa Nichles, Natalia Zmicerevska, Adam J Guastella, Ahmed A Moustafa, Daniel F Hermens, Elizabeth M Scott and 1 more

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Observational study in PloS one, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Jacob J CrouseYouth Mental Health Team, Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-3805-2936
Kate M ChittyTranslational Australian Clinical Toxicology (TACT) Research Group, Discipline of Pharmacology, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.
Frank IorfinoYouth Mental Health Team, Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.
Django WhiteYouth Mental Health Team, Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.
Alissa NichlesYouth Mental Health Team, Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.
Natalia ZmicerevskaYouth Mental Health Team, Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.
Adam J GuastellaYouth Mental Health Team, Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.
Ahmed A MoustafaSchool of Social Sciences and Psychology, Western Sydney University, Milperra, NSW, Australia.
Daniel F HermensYouth Mental Health Team, Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.
Elizabeth M ScottYouth Mental Health Team, Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.
Ian B HickieYouth Mental Health Team, Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.
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Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neuropsychiatric disorders (including substance misuse) are associated with the greatest burden of functional disability in young people, and contributory factors remain poorly understood. Early-onset substance use is one candidate risk factor which may inform functional prognosis and facilitate direction of interventions aiming to curtail impairment. Accordingly, we modelled associations between early-onset use of alcohol, tobacco, cannabis and amphetamine-type stimulants (ATSs) and longitudinal socio-occupational functioning (indexed by the Social and Occupational Functioning Assessment Scale) in an observational cohort presenting to early intervention mental health services. A clinical proforma collated demographic, clinical, and socio-occupational information for up to 60-months from presentation to services in young people aged 17-30. Of the wider cohort (n = 2398), 446 participants were selected with complete alcohol and substance use data. Latent class analysis was used to derive an 'early-onset' (n = 243) and 'later-onset' class (n = 203) based on age of first use of alcohol, tobacco, cannabis and ATSs. Maximum-likelihood multilevel analyses modelled functioning over time in care and tested associations with substance use latent class, age, gender and diagnosis. Membership in the 'early-onset' class (B = -1.64, p = 0.05), male gender (B = -3.27, p<0.001) and psychotic disorder diagnosis (B = -7.62, p<0.001) were associated with poorer functioning at presentation and at least one other time-point. To our knowledge, this is the first study to explore associations of early-onset substance use and longitudinal functioning in a cohort of young people with mental disorders. The identified factors may be useful for directing specific social (e.g. Social Recovery Therapy) or occupational (e.g. Individual Placement and Support) interventions to at-risk individuals, early in illness course.

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AdolescentAdultAge of OnsetCohort StudiesComorbidityEarly Medical InterventionEmploymentFemaleHumansLikelihood FunctionsLongitudinal StudiesMaleMental DisordersMental Health ServicesModels, PsychologicalNew South Wales

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PMID30653581
PMCPMC6336340
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