Gender differences in childhood trauma in first episode psychosis: Association with symptom severity over two years

Early life adversity is associated with increased risk for psychosis onset and poor clinical outcome. Male compared to female patients often show a more severe course of psychotic illness. The aim of the present study was to investigate gender differences in childhood trauma (CT) and their impact on symptomatic and functional outcome following psychosis onset.The study included 210 patients (144 men, 66 women) diagnosed with a first-episode of psychosis (FEP). Early adversity was assessed with the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire.

Source: Schizophrenia Research - June 21, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Marita Pruessner, Suzanne King, Nadia Vracotas, Sherezad Abadi, Srividya Iyer, Ashok K. Malla, Jai Shah, Ridha Joober Source Type: research