TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - The 12-month prevalence of psychotic experiences and their association with clinical outcomes in Hong Kong: an epidemiological and a 2-year follow up studies
JO  - Psychological medicine
A1  - Chan, Sherry Kit Wa
A1  - Lee, Kaspar Kit Wai
A1  - Chan, Veronica Hei Yan
A1  - Pang, Herbert H.
A1  - Wong, Corine Sau Man
A1  - Hui, Christy Lai Ming
A1  - Chang, Wing Chung
A1  - Lee, Edwin Ho Ming
A1  - Chan, Wai Chi
A1  - Cheung, Eric Fuk Chi
A1  - Chiu, Helen Fung Kum
A1  - Chiang, Tin Po
A1  - Lam, Ming
A1  - Lau, Joseph Tak Fai
A1  - Ng, Roger Man King
A1  - Hung, Se Fong
A1  - Lam, Linda Chiu Wa
A1  - Chen, Eric Yu Hai
SP  - 2501
EP  - 2508
VL  - 51
IS  - 14
N2  - BACKGROUND: The relationship between the subtypes of psychotic experiences (PEs) and common mental health symptoms remains unclear. The current study aims to establish the 12-month prevalence of PEs in a representative sample of community-dwelling Chinese population in Hong Kong and explore the relationship of types of PEs and common mental health symptoms.  METHOD: This is a population-based two-phase household survey of Chinese population in Hong Kong aged 16-75 (N = 5719) conducted between 2010 and 2013 and a 2-year follow-up study of PEs positive subjects (N = 152). PEs were measured with Psychosis Screening Questionnaire (PSQ) and subjects who endorsed any item on the PSQ without a clinical diagnosis of psychotic disorder were considered as PE-positive. Types of PEs were characterized using a number of PEs (single v. multiple) and latent class analysis. All PE-positive subjects were assessed with common mental health symptoms and suicidal ideations at baseline and 2-year follow-up. PE status was also assessed at 2-year follow-up.  RESULTS: The 12-month prevalence of PEs in Hong Kong was 2.7% with 21.1% had multiple PEs. Three latent classes of PEs were identified: hallucination, paranoia and mixed. Multiple PEs and hallucination latent class of PEs were associated with higher levels of common mental health symptoms. PE persistent rate at 2-year follow-up was 15.1%. Multiple PEs was associated with poorer mental health at 2-year follow-up.  CONCLUSIONS: Results highlighted the transient and heterogeneous nature of PEs, and that multiple PEs and hallucination subtype of PEs may be specific indices of poorer common mental health.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0033-2917
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291720001452
ID  - ref1
ER  -