Journal article
Association of Trauma Type, Age of Exposure, and Frequency in Childhood and Adolescence with Psychotic Experiences in Early Adulthood
J Croft, J Heron, C Teufel, M Cannon, D Wolke, A Thompson, L Houtepen, S Zammit
JAMA Psychiatry | Published : 2019
Abstract
Importance: Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies have consistently reported associations between childhood trauma and psychotic experiences and disorders. However, few studies have examined whether the age of exposure or specific trauma types are differently associated with the risk of developing psychotic experiences. Objective: To examine whether exposure to trauma, assessed at multiple age periods between 0 and 17 years of age, is associated with an increased risk of psychotic experiences by age 18 years and whether this association varies according to trauma type as well as age and frequency of exposure. Design, Setting, and Participants: This study used data from the Avon Longitudin..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This study was funded by grants MR/M006727/1 and G0701503 from the UK Medical Research Council, a student grant from the DJ Noble Foundation (Ms Croft), a grant from the Biomedical Research Centre at the University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Bristol that were funded by the National Institute for Health Research (Prof Zammit), and a grant from the European Research Council Consolidator Award (iHEAR) (Dr Cannon). The UK Medical Research Council andWellcome Trust (grant 102215/2/13/2) and the University of Bristol provide core support for the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC); a comprehensive list of grants funding is available on the ALSPAC website.