Childhood exposure to interpersonal violence is associated with greater transdiagnostic integration of psychiatric symptoms.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Childhood exposure to interpersonal violence (IPV) may be linked to distinct manifestations of mental illness, yet the nature of this change remains poorly understood. Network analysis can provide unique insights by contrasting the interrelatedness of symptoms underlying psychopathology across exposed and non-exposed youth, with potential clinical implications for a treatment-resistant population. We anticipated marked differences in symptom associations among IPV-exposed youth, particularly in terms of 'hub' symptoms holding outsized influence over the network, as well as formation and influence of communities of highly interconnected symptoms.

Methods

Participants from a population-representative sample of youth (n = 4433; ages 11-18 years) completed a comprehen

SUBMITTER: Russell JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8106688 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature