Cumulative sociodemographic disadvantage partially mediates associations between childhood trauma and schizotypy

CONCLUSIONS: These findings in a mixed sample of healthy and clinical participants represent the full spectrum of schizotypy across health and illness and suggest that effects of childhood trauma on schizotypal personality organization may operate via cumulative socioeconomic disadvantage in adulthood.PRACTITIONER POINTS: The strong associations between trauma and schizotypy suggest that systematic health screening of children exposed to early life trauma may assist to identify those at risk of developing psychosis. Clinicians should pay attention to various indicators of sociodemographic disadvantage in patients prone to psychosis, in addition to any exposure to trauma during childhood.PMID:34820861 | DOI:10.1111/bjc.12349
Source: The British Journal of Clinical Psychology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Source Type: research