Do environmental risk factors for the development of psychosis distribute differently across dimensionally assessed psychotic experiences?

ABSTRACT: Psychotic experiences (PE) are associated with poorer functioning, higher distress and the onset of serious mental illness. Environmental exposures (e.g. childhood abuse) are associated with the development of PE. However, which specific exposures convey risk for each type or dimension of PE has rarely been explored. The Oxford Wellbeing Life and Sleep (OWLS) survey includes 22 environmental risk factors for psychosis and was designed to examine how environmental risks are associated with specific dimensions of PE. Multivariate logistic regression models were fit using these risk factors to predict six dimensions of PE (perceptual abnormalities, persecutory ideation, bizarre ideas, cognitive disorganisation, delusional mood and negative symptoms). Models were built using only 70% of the da

SUBMITTER: Cosgrave J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8055691 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature