Psychotic-spectrum symptoms, cumulative adversity exposure and substance use among high-risk girls.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Psychotic-spectrum symptoms are linked to trauma, substance/alcohol use (SAU), criminality/violence and poor functional outcomes, supporting the need for early detection in vulnerable populations. To better understand high-risk girls' mental health, we assessed: (1) psychotic-spectrum symptoms; (2) cumulative trauma, adversity and loss exposures (C-TALE) and adversity-indicators (symptoms, maladaptive coping, stressor-reactivity); and SAU risk-factors; and (3) relationships among psychotic-spectrum symptoms, adversity-indicators and SAU risk-factors.

Methods

We administered the Structured Clinical Interviews for Psychotic Spectrum, and Trauma and Loss Spectrum to 158 adolescent delinquent girls.

Results

Girls' psychotic-spectrum profiles were similar to previously

SUBMITTER: Lansing AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5788710 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature