Healio (2/11, Gramigna) reports, “Distinct psychological pathways may exist between developmental trauma during childhood and/or adolescence and psychotic phenomena in adulthood,” investigators concluded after conducting a 22-study “systematic review and meta-analysis.” The review revealed that “dissociation, emotional dysregulation and PTSD symptoms played mediating roles between developmental trauma and hallucinations.” The findings were published online Jan. 12 in the journal World Psychiatry.
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— “Researchers identify pathways between youth trauma, psychotic phenomena in adulthood “Joe Gramigna, Healio, February 11, 2021