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A history of childhood trauma is associated with slower improvement rates: Findings from a one-year follow-up study of patients with a first-episode psychosis

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Title
A history of childhood trauma is associated with slower improvement rates: Findings from a one-year follow-up study of patients with a first-episode psychosis
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BMC Psychiatry, May 2016
DOI 10.1186/s12888-016-0827-4
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Monica Aas, Ole A. Andreassen, Sofie R. Aminoff, Ann Færden, Kristin L. Romm, Ragnar Nesvåg, Akiah O. Berg, Carmen Simonsen, Ingrid Agartz, Ingrid Melle

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate whether childhood trauma was associated with more severe clinical features in patients with first-episode psychosis, both at the initial assessment and after one year. Ninety-six patients with a first-episode of a DSM-IV diagnosis of psychosis, in addition to 264 healthy controls from the same catchment area, were recruited to the TOP NORMENT study. A history of childhood trauma was obtained using the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ). Function and symptom severity were measured using the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) Scale divided into function (GAF-F) and symptoms (GAF-S), the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) and the Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS). All clinical assessments were completed at two time points: At an initial assessment within the first year of initiating treatment for psychosis and after one year. Childhood trauma was associated with significantly reduced global functioning and more severe clinical symptoms at both baseline and follow-up, whereas emotional neglect was associated with a significantly reduced improvement rate for global functioning (GAF-F) over the follow-up period. Our data indicate that patients with first-episode psychosis who report a history of childhood trauma constitute a subgroup characterized by more severe clinical features over the first year of treatment, as well as slower improvement rates.

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Country Count As %
Mexico 1 <1%
Unknown 126 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 16 13%
Student > Master 14 11%
Student > Bachelor 13 10%
Researcher 13 10%
Student > Doctoral Student 9 7%
Other 19 15%
Unknown 43 34%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 38 30%
Medicine and Dentistry 16 13%
Neuroscience 9 7%
Nursing and Health Professions 4 3%
Arts and Humanities 3 2%
Other 10 8%
Unknown 47 37%
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