Complex PTSD symptoms predict positive symptoms of psychosis in the flow of daily life.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been shown to predict psychotic symptomology. However, few studies have examined the relative contribution of PTSD compared to broader post-traumatic sequelae in maintaining psychosis. Complex PTSD (cPTSD), operationalized using ICD-11 criteria, includes core PTSD (intrusions, avoidance, hyperarousal) as well as additional "disturbances of self-organisation" (DSO; emotional dysregulation, interpersonal difficulties, negative self-concept) symptoms, more likely to be associated with complex trauma histories. It was hypothesized that DSOs would be associated with positive psychotic symptoms (paranoia, voices, and visions) in daily life, over and above core PTSD symptoms.

Methods

This study (N = 153) employed a baselin

SUBMITTER: Panayi P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11496218 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature