@article{ref1,
title="COVID-19 dimensions and psychotic experiences among US college students: findings from the Healthy Mind Study 2020",
journal="Schizophrenia Research",
year="2021",
author="Oh, Hans and Goehring, Jessica and Rajkumar, Ravi and Besecker, Megan and Zhou, Sasha and Devylder, Jordan E.",
volume="237",
number="",
pages="148-152",
abstract="BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused tremendous changes in daily living, which may be related to mental health problems, including psychotic experiences, though research has only begun to assess these associations. <br><br>METHODS: We analyzed data from the Healthy Minds Survey (Fall Semester Cohort 2020), which is a non-probability sample of students attending one of 36 universities in the United States, who completed an online survey during the COVID-19 pandemic (September-December 2020). We used multivariable logistic regression to examine the associations between several COVID-19 dimensions (anxiety, discrimination, financial distress, infection, illness of loved one, death of loved one, caregiving) and 12-month psychotic experiences, adjusting for age, gender, race/ethnicity, and international student status. <br><br>RESULTS: Each individual COVID-19 dimension was significantly associated with greater odds of having 12-month psychotic experiences, with the exception of being a caregiver. When accounting for all COVID-19 dimensions simultaneously in the same model, only COVID-19 related anxiety, financial distress, and infection were associated with psychotic experiences. <br><br>CONCLUSION: COVID-19 dimensions were linked to psychotic experiences among university students, which may also apply to the larger population. This can potentially inform assessment and treatment during the pandemic.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0920-9964",
doi="10.1016/j.schres.2021.09.003",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2021.09.003"
}