Trauma and psychotic symptoms: Data from a pediatric mental health inpatient unit
✍ Scribed by Cassandra Hainsworth; Jean Starling; Fernande Brand; Kaz Groen; Karen Munro
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 64 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0894-9867
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
This study describes differences in symptoms in young people with psychosis, with and without a history of trauma. The files of 118 mental health inpatients, aged 8 to 18 years, all reporting hallucinations and/or delusions, were reviewed for a history of trauma. Symptoms reported by inpatients with and without a history of trauma were compared. Variables found to be significantly associated with trauma in the univariate analysis were entered into a logistic regression analysis. Variables were entered if they met a significance of p < .05 or an adjusted odds ratio of < 2. Young people with a history of trauma reported a highly significant increase in disturbed behavior, particularly those with a history of sexual assault. This study illustrates the importance of obtaining an adequate assessment of children and adolescents with psychotic symptoms to ensure they receive the most effective treatment.