title: Reasons for using substances in adolescents with and without psychosis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To increase our understanding of substance use among adolescents with psychosis by comparing their reasons for use with those of typically developing adolescents.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants were 35 outpatient adolescents, recently admitted for a first episode of psychosis to an early psychosis programme, and 35 typically developing adolescents. Measures used included the Personal Experience Screening Questionnaire and Reasons for Use Scale.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Adolescents with psychosis used significantly more substances than adolescents without psychosis (P<0.01). Reasons for use in the two groups were similar.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although adolescents with psychosis report using substances for the same reasons as other adolescents, they may also use to self-medicate secondary morbidity associated with psychosis. These results have a number of implications for prevention and treatment.
authors.affiliation: IWK Health Centre and Department of Psychology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada. alissa.pencer@iwk.nshealth.ca
authors.forename: Alissa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pencer
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Addington
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D012651:Self Medication / Q000523:psychology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult