Journal article

Childhood adversity and clinical and psychosocial outcomes in psychosis.

S Turner, C Harvey, L Hayes, D Castle, C Galletly, S Sweeney, S Shah, L Keogh, MJ Spittal

Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences | Cambridge University Press (CUP) | Published : 2020

Abstract

AIMS: Associations between childhood abuse and various psychotic illnesses in adulthood are commonly reported. We aim to examine associations between several reported childhood adverse events (sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse, neglect and interpersonal loss) among adults with diagnosed psychotic disorders and clinical and psychosocial outcomes. METHODS: Within a large epidemiological study, the 2010 Australian National Survey of Psychosis (Survey of High Impact Psychosis, SHIP), we used logistic regression to model childhood adverse events (any and specific types) on 18 clinical and psychosocial outcomes. RESULTS: Eighty percent of SHIP participants (1466/1825) reported expe..

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