"Association between Traumatic Life Events and Psychosis: A case-control study in western Kenya".

ABSTRACT: Globally close to 70% of the general population has experienced at least one traumatic life event (TLE). Although child and adulthood exposure to TLEs is considered a risk factor for the subsequent development of psychosis, few studies have examined the association between trauma and psychosis in the African population. We sought to explore the association between TLEs and psychosis in patients with psychotic disorders (N = 254) and individuals without (N = 254). The participants were matched by age and sex. The study was conducted at a national referral hospital, the Life Events Checklist for DSM-5 (LEC-5) was used to obtain data on TLEs, and ethical approval was obtained from the ethics committee. The proportion of those who experienced TLEs was equal among the cases and controls at abou

SUBMITTER: Hillow MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10362348 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature