Childhood adversity and psychosis: Generalised or specific effects?

Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 349-359

  Longden, E ^a   Sampson, M ^b   Read, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b AUCKLAND DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

^c SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Childhood abuse; maltreatment; schizophrenia; specificity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD ADVERSITY; DELUSION; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD DISORDER; NEGLECT; NEW ZEALAND; PARANOIA; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SYMPTOM; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL AUDIT;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; DELUSIONS; HALLUCINATIONS; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEW ZEALAND; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 84936971572     PISSN: 20457960     EISSN: 20457979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S204579601500044X     Document Type: Article

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