Child maltreatment, migration and risk of first-episode psychosis: results from the multinational EU-GEI study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Child maltreatment (CM) and migrant status are independently associated with psychosis. We examined prevalence of CM by migrant status and tested whether migrant status moderated the association between CM and first-episode psychosis (FEP). We further explored whether differences in CM exposure contributed to variations in the incidence rates of FEP by migrant status.

Methods

We included FEP patients aged 18-64 years in 14 European sites and recruited controls representative of the local populations. Migrant status was operationalized according to generation (first/further) and region of origin (Western/non-Western countries). The reference population was composed by individuals of host country's ethnicity. CM was assessed with Childhood Trauma Questionnaire. Prev

SUBMITTER: D'Andrea G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10520604 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature