Trauma-Focused Treatment in Early and Lifetime Psychosis: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background and hypothesis

Despite high rates of trauma exposure and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in individuals living with psychosis, there is limited knowledge regarding which trauma-focused treatments are most appropriate to address comorbid psychosis and PTSD, particularly in early psychosis, a clinically and developmentally distinct period.

Study design

This scoping review aims to understand the extent and type of evidence available to address PTSD symptoms at different stages of psychosis (ie, early psychosis versus lifetime diagnosis). Regarding early psychosis, our review considers studies involving individuals who are within 5 years of illness onset or are enrolled in early intervention services for first episode psychosis. The review was pre-registered in O

SUBMITTER: Jankowski SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12831623 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature