Child Maltreatment and Clinical Outcome in Individuals at Ultra-High Risk for Psychosis in the EU-GEI High Risk Study

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  • Tamar C. Kraan
  • Eva Velthorst
  • Manouk Themmen
  • Lucia R. Valmaggia
  • Matthew J. Kempton
  • Phillip McGuire
  • Jim Van Os
  • Bart P.F. Rutten
  • Filip Smit
  • Lieuwe De Haan
  • Mark Van Der Gaag
  • Philip McGuire
  • Lucia R. Valmaggia
  • Maria Calem
  • Stefania Tognin
  • Gemma Modinos
  • Nadine Burger
  • Daniella S. Van Dam
  • Neus Barrantes-Vidal
  • Tecelli Domínguez-Martínez
  • Paula Cristóbal-Narváez
  • Thomas R. Kwapil
  • Manel Monsonet-Bardají
  • Lídia Hinojosa
  • Anita Riecher-Rössler
  • Stefan Borgwardt
  • Charlotte Rapp
  • Sarah Ittig
  • Erich Studerus
  • Renata Smieskova
  • Rodrigo Bressan
  • Ary Gadelha
  • Elisa Brietzke
  • Graccielle Asevedo
  • Elson Asevedo
  • Andre Zugman
  • Stephan Ruhrmann
  • Dominika Gebhard
  • Julia Arnhold
  • Joachim Klosterkötter
  • Dorte Nordholm
  • Lasse Randers
  • Kristine Krakauer
  • Tanya Louise Naumann
  • Louise Birkedal Glenthøj
  • Marc De Hert
  • Ruud Van Winkel
  • Barnaby Nelson
  • Patrick McGorry

Background: Child maltreatment has been associated with a wide range of mental disorders in adulthood. Whether child maltreatment is specifically associated with psychosis risk in individuals at ultra-high risk (UHR) for psychosis, or leads to a general vulnerability for overall psychopathology in the UHR stage remains unclear. The present study examines the association between child maltreatment and transition to psychosis and other mental disorders. Methods: The sample consisted of 259 UHR individuals from the EUropean network of national schizophrenia networks studying Gene-Environment Interactions (EU-GEI) study. Participants were followed-up for 2 years to assess clinical outcome. Clinical outcome was assessed at 6 months, 12 months, and 24 months after baseline. Child maltreatment before the age of 17 years was assessed at baseline. Results: Our findings show that a history of emotional abuse was associated with an increased risk for transition to psychosis (OR = 3.78, 95% CI = 1.17 to 12.39, P = -027). Apart from psychosis, a history of physical abuse was associated with depressive disorder (OR = 4.92, 95% CI = 2.12 to 11.39, P = .001), post-traumatic stress disorder (OR = 2.06, 95% CI = 1.10 to 3.86, P = .023), panic disorder (OR = 2.00, 95% CI = 1.00 to 3.99, P = .048) and social phobia (OR = 2.47, 95% CI = 1.18 to 5.16, P = .016) at follow-up. Conclusion: Our findings suggest that in the UHR stage child maltreatment is a pluripotent risk factor for developing psychosis, depressive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), panic disorder, and social phobia in adulthood.

Original languageEnglish
JournalSchizophrenia Bulletin
Volume44
Issue number3
Pages (from-to)584-592
Number of pages9
ISSN0586-7614
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018

    Research areas

  • child maltreatment, clinical outcome, psychosis, ultra high risk

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