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Mark Shevlin1, Martin J Dorahy, Gary Adamson
1Psychiatric Epidemiology Research Unit, University of Ulster at Magee College, Londonderry BT48 7Jl, United Kingdom. m.shevlin@ulster.ac.uk
Objective:
The authors hypothesized that the likelihood of psychosis classification would increase with traumatic experiences.
Method:
Data from the National Comorbidity Survey were used to estimate the relationship between interpersonal trauma and the likelihood of a classification of psychosis.
Results:
Childhood physical abuse predicted psychosis, and there was a significant cumulative relationship between trauma and psychosis, with number of trauma types experienced increasing the probability of psychosis.
Conclusions:
Overall, physical abuse predicted psychosis. In addition, a significant gender-by-rape interaction was observed, with rape having higher predictive value for psychosis in male subjects.
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