BackgroundEvidence suggests that childhood adversity is associated with the development
of psychotic experiences (PE), psychotic symptoms and disorders. However, less is known …

There is a growing body of research focused on the relationship between childhood trauma
and the risk of developing psychosis. Numerous studies, including many large-scale …

Thoroughly updated with DSM-5 content throughout, Principles of Trauma Therapy, Second
Edition: DSM-5 Update is both comprehensive in scope and highly practical in application …

Chronic psychosocial adversity induces vulnerability to mental illnesses. Animal studies
demonstrate that this may be mediated by dopaminergic dysfunction. We therefore …

Purpose Stressful childhood experiences (SCE) are associated with many different health
outcomes, such as psychiatric symptoms, physical illnesses, alcohol and drug abuse, and …

Trauma exposure leads to various psychiatric disorders including depression, anxiety,
bipolar disorders, personality disorders, psychotic disorders, and trauma related disorders …

Objective: To describe the prevalence and demographic, clinical and functional correlates of
childhood trauma in patients attending early psychosis clinics. Method: Participants were …

We conducted a meta-analysis to investigate the HPA axis response to social stress in
studies that used the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST), or comparable distressing paradigms …

A comprehensive understanding of psychosis requires models that link multiple levels of
explanation: the neurobiological, the cognitive, the subjective, and the social. Until we can …

Childhood maltreatment (CM) has been related to social functioning and social cognition
impairment in people with psychotic disorders (PD); however, evidence across different CM …