Traumatic life event exposure and psychotic-like experiences: A multiple mediation model of cognitive-based mechanisms

Several cognitive mechanisms have been proposed to account for the relationship between exposure to traumatic life events (TLEs) and the entire psychosis spectrum. However, only few of these mechanisms have been empirically tested and those that have been tested have not considered multiple mechanisms simultaneously. The purpose of this study was to examine whether perceived stress, dissociation, negative self-schemas, negative other-schemas, and/or external locus of control mediated the association between TLEs and psychotic-like experiences (PLEs).

Source: Schizophrenia Research - February 18, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Lauren E. Gibson, Lauren E. Reeves, Shanna Cooper, Thomas M. Olino, Lauren M. Ellman Source Type: research