Impact of adverse childhood experiences on educational achievements in young people at clinical high risk of developing psychosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adverse childhood experiences (ACE) can affect educational attainments, but little is known about their impact on educational achievements in people at clinical high risk of psychosis (CHR).

Methods

In total, 344 CHR individuals and 67 healthy controls (HC) were recruited as part of the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme-funded multicenter study the European Network of National Schizophrenia Networks Studying Gene-Environment Interactions (EU-GEI). The brief version of the Child Trauma Questionnaire was used to measure ACE, while educational attainments were assessed using a semi-structured interview.

Results

At baseline, compared with HC, the CHR group spent less time in education and had higher rates of ACE, lower rates of employment, and lo

SUBMITTER: Tognin S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9970149 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature