Attenuated Positive Psychotic Symptoms in Relation to Cigarette Smoking in a Nonclinical Population

Conclusions:
In line with findings from psychotic populations, results suggest that attenuated positive psychotic symptoms, particularly those endorsed as distressing in a nonclinical, undergraduate population, are related to cigarette smoking.

Implications:
Even in nonclinical, undergraduate populations, subthreshold psychotic symptoms are related to cigarette smoking, and cigarette smokers are twice as likely to be considered at potentially higher risk for psychosis compared with noncigarette smokers. In summary, there may be a threshold whereby psychotic symptoms confer increased risk for nicotine consumption, with endorsement of a greater number of distressing subthreshold psychotic symptoms increasing the likelihood of cigarette use.

Source: Nicotine and Tobacco Research - December 14, 2016 Category: Addiction Authors: Wolfe, R. M., Reeves, L. E., Gibson, L. E., Cooper, S., Ellman, L. M. Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research