Domains of Vulnerability, Resilience, Health Habits, and Mental and Physical Health for Health Disparities Research.

Health disparities associated with severe mental illness (SMI) have become a major public health concern. The disparities are not directly due to the SMI. They involve the same leading causes of premature death as in the general population.

Attenuated Positive Psychotic Symptoms in Relation to Cigarette Smoking in a Nonclinical Population.

Introduction: This study explored the association between cigarette smoking and attenuated positive psychotic symptoms in a young adult nonclinical sample.

Methods: Undergraduates (N = 930), aged 18-35 years (26.3% male), completed a battery of self-report measures assessing subthreshold psychotic symptoms, cigarette smoking behavior/dependence, and drug use.