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New evidence shows link between childhood trauma and psychotic experiences

"Researchers at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) have demonstrated that exposure to childhood trauma (physical assault and bullying) is linked to psychotic experiences, (such as hearing voices), and in turn the cessation of traumatic experiences led to a significant reduction in the incidence of psychotic experiences. The findings are being presented today at the European Society for Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Congress taking place in Dublin and appear in this month's edition of the American Journal of Psychiatry...."

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-07-evidence-link-childhood-trauma-psychotic.html

Kelleher, et al. (2013). "Childhood Trauma and Psychosis in a Prospective Cohort Study: Cause, Effect, and Directionality." American Journal of Psychiatry. Abstract.

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