Previous research has shown that traumatic life events are associated with a diagnosis of
psychosis. Rather than focus on particular events, this study aimed to estimate the effect of …

Objective: There is a growing awareness of the relationship between trauma and psychosis.
Studies have found associations between traumatic life experiences and the development of …

Background Traumatic events are associated with increased risk of psychotic experiences,
but it is unclear whether this association is explained by mental disorders prior to psychotic …

A social factor that has gained recent attention in understanding psychosis is trauma. In the
current study the association of a history of trauma with persecutory ideation and verbal …

This study examined the lifetime prevalence of trauma exposure and posttraumatic stress
disorder (PTSD) and their demographic, diagnostic, and trauma-related correlates in a …

Objective: To review homicides committed during psychotic illness in New South Wales over
10 years from 1993 to 2002. Design and setting: Case series of all known homicides …

This research assessed the lifetime prevalence of traumatic events and current
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in 275 patients with severe mental illness (eg …

Background: While much attention has been given to the prediction of violent offending
behaviour amongst people with psychotic disorders, less attention has been given to the fact …

Objectives: High prevalence of trauma has been reported in psychosis. While role of trauma
as a risk factor for developing psychosis is still debated, its negative impact on outcome has …

Background The subjective impact of a psychotic breakdown can be profound, potentially
resulting in loss of social roles, hopes and aspirations and leading to stigmatisation, trauma …