The association between psychotic experiences and disability: Results from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys
- Navarro-Mateu, F.
- Alonso, J.
- Lim, C. C. W.
- Saha, S.
- Aguilar-Gaxiola, S.
- Al-Hamzawi, A.
- Andrade, L. H.
- Bromet, E. J.
- Bruffaerts, R.
- Chatterji, S.
- Degenhardt, L.
- de Girolamo, G.
- de Jonge, P.
- Fayyad, J.
- Florescu, S.
- Gureje, O.
- Haro, J. M.
- Hu, C.
- Karam, E. G.
- Kovess-Masfety, V.
- Lee, S.
- Medina-Mora, M. E.
- Ojagbemi, A.
- Pennell, B. -E.
- Piazza, M.
- Posada-Villa, J.
- Scott, K. M.
- Stagnaro, J. C.
- Xavier, M.
- Kendler, K. S.
- Kessler, R. C.
- McGrath, J. J.
DOIAbstract
Objective: While psychotic experiences (PEs) are known to be associated with a range of mental and general medical disorders, little is known about the association between PEs and measures of disability. We aimed to investigate this question using the World Mental Health surveys. Method: Lifetime occurrences of six types of PEs were assessed along with 21 mental disorders and 14 general medical conditions. Disability was assessed with a modified version of the WHO Disability Assessment Schedule. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression models were used to investigate the association between PEs and high disability scores (top quartile) with various adjustments. Results: Respondents with PEs were more likely to have top quartile scores...
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