Table 1.
Summary of findings from studies of first-episode psychosis treatment with or without specialized substance abuse treatment
| Study | Substance use outcome | Mental health outcome | Functional outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Without specialized substance abuse treatment | |||
| Archie et al., 2007 (11) | Improvementa | No change | No change |
| Baeza et al., 2009 (43) | Mixed findings | Improvement | Not assessed |
| Grech et al., 2005 (5) | Improvement | Mixed findings | Not assessed |
| Harrison et al., 2008 (44) | Improvement | Mixed findings | No change |
| Kovasznay et al., 1997 (7) | Observational only | No change | Observational only |
| Lambert et al., 2005 (24) and Hinton et al., 2007 (45) | Improvement | Improvement | Not assessed |
| Turkington et al., 2009 (46) | Improvement | Observational only | Observational only |
| Verdoux et al., 2001 (47) | Improvement | Not assessed | Not assessed |
| With specialized substance abuse treatment | |||
| Addington et al., 2001 (48) | Improvement | No change | Mixed findings |
| Carr et al., 2009 (49) | Improvement | Not assessed | Not assessed |
| Edwards et al., 2006 (50) | No change | No change | No change |
| Gleeson et al., 2009 (51) | No change | Improvement | No change |
| Kavanagh et al., 2004 (52) | No change | Not assessed | Not assessed |
“Improvement” indicates the intervention group demonstrated a statistically significant increase in positive outcomes or a decrease in negative outcomes compared with the comparison or control group. “Mixed findings” indicates improvement on some measures of the outcome and no difference or negative findings on other measures of the outcome. [For additional information, see online appendix at ps.psychiatryonline.org.]