TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Psychotic-like experiences are associated with violent behavior in adolescents
JO  - Schizophrenia Research
A1  - Kinoshita, Yoshihiro
A1  - Shimodera, Shinji
A1  - Nishida, Atsushi
A1  - Kinoshita, Koichi
A1  - Watanabe, Norimichi
A1  - Oshima, Norihito
A1  - Akechi, Tatsuo
A1  - Sasaki, Tsukasa
A1  - Inoue, Shimpei
A1  - Furukawa, Toshiaki A.
A1  - Okazaki, Yuji
SP  - 245
EP  - 251
VL  - 126
IS  - 1-3
N2  - OBJECTIVE: The diagnosis of psychotic disorder is associated with a risk of violence. Psychotic-like experiences (PLEs) in the general population may share an etiological background with psychotic disorders. The present study has evaluated the association between PLEs and violent behavior in adolescents. METHODS: PLEs and violent behavior were assessed using a self-report questionnaire administered to 18,104 Japanese adolescents. Potential confounding factors were also evaluated. RESULTS: After controlling for the effects of age, gender, GHQ-12 total score, victimization, and substance use, the existence of PLEs was significantly associated with both interpersonal violence (odds ratio (OR)=1.36, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.23 to 1.51) and violence towards objects (OR=1.46, 95%CI: 1.33 to 1.61). The greater the number of such psychotic experiences, the higher the risk of violence. Particular types of PLEs ('spied-upon' and 'voice hearing') are significantly associated with interpersonal violence, while all of the types of PLEs assessed in this study were significantly associated with violence towards objects. CONCLUSION: PLEs may be a risk factor for violent behavior in adolescents. Violent acts by individuals with schizophrenia may not be a direct consequence of the disease itself, but may instead share an etiological background with such behavior in the general population.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0920-9964
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2010.08.028
ID  - ref1
ER  -