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Borderline intellectual functioning and psychosis: Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey evidence

Hassiotis, A; Noor, M; Bebbington, P; Afia, A; Wieland, J; Qassem, T; (2017) Borderline intellectual functioning and psychosis: Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey evidence. British Journal of Psychiatry , 211 (1) pp. 50-51. 10.1192/bjp.bp.116.190652. Green open access

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Abstract

Borderline intellectual functioning (BIF) is associated with several neuropsychological deficits. We used national data to establish the prevalence of psychosis and psychotic symptoms, and the role of potential mediators. The BIF group were more than twice as likely to have probable psychosis (adjusted odds ratio (OR) = 2.3, 95% CI 1.4-4.0) and to report hallucinations (adjusted OR = 2.9, 95% CI 1.9-4.4) but not persecutory ideation. Salient mediators were depressive symptoms and the cumulative total of life events. Our findings suggest mechanisms other than drug use that are contributing to the strong relationship between BIF and severe mental illness and that may be amenable to treatment.

Type: Article
Title: Borderline intellectual functioning and psychosis: Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey evidence
Location: England
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.116.190652
Publisher version: http://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.116.190652
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Division of Psychiatry
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > IoN RLW Inst of Neurological Sci
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1552898
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