Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study Evaluating the Incidence and Risk Factors for Problem Gambling Among Young Adults With First-episode Psychosis

The aim of this observational study is to get a better understanding of the association between problem gambling psychotic disorders among young adults with firs-episode psychosis. The main questions to be answered are:What are the incidence and risk factors for problem gambling in this population?How effective are the current treatments for problem gambling in adults with first-episode psychosis?To do so, comparisons will be made among the study cohort for various factors:Use of dopamine partial agonists;Psychiatric comorbidities;Socioeconomic status;Sex;Gender;Gambling history.The nature of the treatments for problem gambling offered and received by the subjects, as well as their effectiveness, will also be documented.

Inclusion Criteria:18 to 35 years old;Diagnosis of first-episode psychosis (i.e., DSM-5 diagnosis of schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders, as well as DSM-5 bipolar disorder with psychotic features).Exclusion Criteria:DSM-5 diagnosis of psychotic disorder due to a medical condition;Severe intellectual disability.