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Kapfhammer, HP.
[Trauma and psychosis--part 2. On the association of early childhood maltreatment and risk of psychosis in general population].
Neuropsychiatr. 2013; 27(1):21-37
Doi: 10.1007/s40211-012-0031-9
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- Any association of early childhood maltreatment and later risk of psychosis may be favourably investigated by epidemiological studies in the general population. Primary outcome variable in these studies is the prevalence of subclinical psychotic symptoms (hallucinations, delusions) in early trauma-exposed groups compared to control groups without any significant trauma in childhood. A systematic literature search underlines a significant association of early childhood trauma and later non-clinical psychotic symptoms in representative samples of the general population both during childhood, adolescence and adulthood. Important questions deal with the issues, which psychological, psychosocial and neurobiological mechanisms may mediate the risk of early trauma in respect of later psychotic symptoms on the one side, and which factors may determine the transition from non-clinical psychotic symptoms to major psychotic disorders cared for within mental health services. Both theoretical models and first data derived from empirical studies will be presented.
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