TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Prevalence and clinical impact of childhood trauma in patients with severe mental disorders
JO  - Journal of nervous and mental disease
A1  - Álvarez, María-José
A1  - Roura, Pere
A1  - Osés, Anna
A1  - Foguet, Quintí
A1  - Solà, Judit
A1  - Arrufat, Francesc-Xavier
SP  - 156
EP  - 161
VL  - 199
IS  - 3
N2  - A high prevalence of childhood abuse has been reported in patients with severe mental illness. We conducted a cross-sectional study of 102 patients with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or schizoaffective disorder. Social, demographic, and clinical data were obtained. Patients were evaluated using Brief Psychotic Relative Scale, and Traumatic Life Events and Distressing Event questionnaires. Almost half (47.5%) of these patients had suffered some kind of child abuse, and our results confirmed a relationship between a history of childhood abuse and more severe psychosis. Diagnosis of schizophrenia was determined 4.1 years earlier in victims of childhood abuse. Hospital admissions were twice as high in victims of psychological abuse. Patients with a history of sexual abuse were more than twice as likely to attempt suicide (68% vs. 28.9%).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-3018
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/NMD.0b013e31820c751c
ID  - ref1
ER  -