Association of Trauma Type, Age of Exposure, and Frequency in Childhood and Adolescence With Psychotic Experiences in Early Adulthood.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies have consistently reported associations between childhood trauma and psychotic experiences and disorders. However, few studies have examined whether the age of exposure or specific trauma types are differently associated with the risk of developing psychotic experiences.

Objective

To examine whether exposure to trauma, assessed at multiple age periods between 0 and 17 years of age, is associated with an increased risk of psychotic experiences by age 18 years and whether this association varies according to trauma type as well as age and frequency of exposure.

Design, setting, and participants

This study used data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, a large population-based birth cohort in the Un

SUBMITTER: Croft J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6490231 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature