Stress sensitivity mediates the relationship between traumatic life events and attenuated positive psychotic symptoms differentially bygender in a college population sample

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 111-118

  Gibson, Lauren E ^a   Anglin, Deidre M ^b   Klugman, Joshua T ^a   Reeves, Lauren E ^a   Fineberg, Anna M ^a   Maxwell, Seth D ^a   Kerns, Connor M ^a   Ellman, Lauren M ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Prodromal; Schizophrenia; Sex differences; Stress; Subclinical psychosis; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENUATED POSITIVE PSYCHOTIC SYMPTOM; BOOTSTRAPPING; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PERCEIVED STRESS SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS; STRESS SENSITIVITY; SYMPTOM; TRAUMATIC LIFE EVENT; YOUNG ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897434892     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: 18791379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2014.02.020     Document Type: Article

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