Andrei Szoke, Jean-Romain Richard, Guillaume Fond, David Misdrahi, Mohamed Lajnef, Bruno Aouizerate, Laurent Boyer, Fabrice Berna, Delphine Capdevielle, Myrtille André, Isabelle Chereau, Julie Clauss-Kobayashi, Nathalie Coulon, Caroline Dubertret, Sylvain Leignier, Pierre Michel Llorca, Jasmina Mallet, Christine Passerieux, Romain Rey, Benoit Schorr, Mathieu Urbach, Marion Leboyer, Baptiste Pignon, Franck Schürhoff
Caffeine is the most consumed psychoactive substance worldwide. Previous studies suggested higher caffeine consumption in subjects with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD) as well as associations with symptoms, medication and medication side-effects. In a large and well-characterized sample of SSD subjects we explored the association between caffeine consumption and clinical (psychosis related, severity, general health) as well as pharmacological (antipsychotic treatment, sedation potential) variables. Eight hundred four subjects with data on their caffeine (coffee and tea) consumption successively recruited were included in this study...
March 13, 2023: Journal of Psychiatric Research