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AuthorKhaled, Salma M.
AuthorWilkins, Stacy Schantz
AuthorWoodruff, Peter
Available date2021-04-19T09:54:47Z
Publication Date2020-05-01
Publication NamePsychological Medicine
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291719000977
CitationKhaled, S., Wilkins, S., & Woodruff, P. (2020). Lifetime prevalence and potential determinants of psychotic experiences in the general population of Qatar. Psychological Medicine, 50(7), 1110-1120. doi:10.1017/S0033291719000977
ISSN0033-2917
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URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/18284
AbstractBackground To estimate the lifetime prevalence and potential determinants of psychotic experience(s) (PEs) in the general population of Qatar-a small non-war afflicted, conservative, high-income, middle-eastern country with recent rapid urbanization including an influx of migrants.Methods A probability-based sample (n = 1353) of non-migrants and migrants were interviewed face-to-face and administered a 7-item psychosis screener adapted from the Composite International Diagnostic Interview, the Kessler 6-item psychological distress scale, and the 5 items assessing odd (paranormal) beliefs and magical thinking (OBMT) from the Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire. Using bivariate and logistic regression analyses, lifetime prevalence rates of PEs were estimated then compared before and after adjustment for socio-demographics, Arab ethnicity, psychological distress, and OBMT.Results Prevalence of PEs was 27.9%. Visual hallucinations were most common (12.8%), followed by persecutory delusions (6.7%) and auditory hallucinations (6.9%). Ideas of reference (3.6%) were least prevalent. PEs were significantly higher in Arabs (34.7%) compared with non-Arabs (16.4%, p < 0.001) with the exception of ideas of reference and paranoid delusions. Female gender was associated with a higher prevalence of PEs in the Arab group only (p < 0.001). Prevalence of PEs was significantly higher among Arabs (48.8% v. 15.8%, p < 0.001) and non-Arabs (35.2% v. 7.3%, p < 0.001) with OBMT. Arab ethnicity (OR = 2.10, p = 0.015), psychological distress (OR = 2.29 p = 0.003), and OBMT (OR = 6.25, p < 0.001) were independently associated with PEs after adjustment for all variables.Conclusions Ethnicity, but not migration was independently associated with PEs. Evidence linking Arab ethnicity, female gender, and psychological distress to PEs through associations with OBMT was identified for future prospective investigations.
Languageen
PublisherCambridge University Press
SubjectArab
culture
ethnicity
migration
odd beliefs and magical thinking
prevalence
psychotic experiences
TitleLifetime prevalence and potential determinants of psychotic experiences in the general population of Qatar
TypeArticle
Pagination1110-1120
Issue Number7
Volume Number50
ESSN1469-8978


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