Psychiatric News (12/17) reported, “A history of childhood trauma, including abuse and neglect, is common among patients who experience first-episode psychosis [FEP],” investigators concluded after examining “data from 100 hospitalized patients with first-episode psychosis and 94 volunteers with no history of first-episode psychosis in the PROFEP study.” The study revealed that approximately “61% of patients with first-episode psychosis reported having experienced childhood trauma compared with roughly 17% of people who did not have first-episode psychosis,” with “the most frequent childhood trauma” being “emotional abuse.” The findings were published Dec. 15 online ahead of print in the Journal of Psychiatric Research.
Related Links:
— “Childhood Trauma Linked to First-Episode Psychosis, Psychiatric News, December 17, 2021