Trauma and psychotic experiences: transnational data from the World Mental Health Survey

TitleTrauma and psychotic experiences: transnational data from the World Mental Health Survey
Publication TypeJournal Article
AuthorsMcGrath, J. J., S. Saha, C. C. W. Lim, S. Aguilar-Gaxiola, J. Alonso, L. H. Andrade, E. J. Bromet, R. Bruffaerts, J. M. Caldas de Almeida, G. Cardoso, G. de Girolamo, J. Fayyad, S. Florescu, O. Gureje, J. M. Haro, N. Kawakami, K. C. Koenen, V. Kovess-Masfety, S. Lee, J. P. Lepine, K. A. McLaughlin, M. E. Medina-Mora, F. Navarro-Mateu, A. Ojagbemi, J. Posada-Villa, N. Sampson, K. M. Scott, H. Tachimori, Ten M. Have, K. S. Kendler, and R. C. Kessler
BackgroundTraumatic events are associated with increased risk of psychotic experiences, but it is unclear whether this association is explained by mental disorders prior to psychotic experience onset.AimsTo investigate the associations between traumatic events and subsequent psychotic experience onset after adjusting for post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental disorders.MethodWe assessed 29 traumatic event types and psychotic experiences from the World Mental Health surveys and examined the associations of traumatic events with subsequent psychotic experience onset with and without adjustments for mental disorders.ResultsRespondents with any traumatic events had three times the odds of other respondents of subsequently developing psychotic experiences (OR = 3.1, 95% CI 2.7-3.7), with variability in strength of association across traumatic event types. These associations persisted after adjustment for mental disorders.ConclusionsExposure to traumatic events predicts subsequent onset of psychotic experiences even after adjusting for comorbid mental disorders.
Title Trauma and psychotic experiences: transnational data from the World Mental Health Survey
Publication Title Br J Psychiatry
Publication Type Journal Article
Published Year 2017
Authors J.J. McGrath; S. Saha; C.C.W. Lim; S. Aguilar-Gaxiola; J. Alonso; L.H. Andrade; E.J. Bromet; R. Bruffaerts; J.M.Caldas de Almeida; G. Cardoso; G. de Girolamo; J. Fayyad; S. Florescu; O. Gureje; J.M. Haro; N. Kawakami; K.C. Koenen; V. Kovess-Masfety; S. Lee; J.P. Lepine; K.A. McLaughlin; M.E. Medina-Mora; F. Navarro-Mateu; A. Ojagbemi; J. Posada-Villa; N. Sampson; K.M. Scott; H. Tachimori; T. Have; K.S. Kendler; R.C. Kessler
Edition 2017/11/04
Accession Number 29097400
Number 6
ISBN Number 0007-1250
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