Psychotic symptoms with sexual content in the "ultra high risk" for psychosis population: frequency and association with sexual trauma. Thompson, A., Nelson, B., McNab, C., Simmons, M., Leicester, S., McGorry, P. D., Bechdolf, A., & Yung, A. R. Psychiatry Research, 177(1-2):84–91, May, 2010.
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Individuals at "ultra high risk" (UHR) for psychosis have been found to experience high rates of sexual trauma. An aetiological role for sexual trauma has been proposed for psychotic disorders and may influence psychotic symptom content. We aimed to investigate the relationship between previous sexual trauma and reported psychotic-like experiences, in particular psychotic symptoms with a sexual content in a UHR sample. We investigated the prevalence of "attenuated" or "subthreshold" psychotic symptoms with a sexual content in a consecutive series of patients recruited to a specialist UHR clinic. Patient's experience of general and sexual trauma was rated separately using a trauma questionnaire based on the list of events qualifying as traumas under DSM IV. The sample consisted of 92 patients, 14 (15.2%) had experienced an attenuated psychotic symptom with sexual content. The most common symptom was overvalued ideas/delusions of being watched in the shower/toilet or undressing. A considerable proportion of the sample (36.2%) had experienced sexual trauma (sexually molested or raped). Presence of attenuated psychotic symptoms with sexual content was related to history of previous sexual trauma (OR 7.17, P\textless0.01). This relationship remained significant when other traumatic experiences, PTSD diagnosis, age and sex were adjusted for. Further research into this relationship with regard to outcome and treatment is warranted.
@article{thompson_psychotic_2010,
	title = {Psychotic symptoms with sexual content in the "ultra high risk" for psychosis population: frequency and association with sexual trauma},
	volume = {177},
	issn = {0165-1781},
	shorttitle = {Psychotic symptoms with sexual content in the "ultra high risk" for psychosis population},
	doi = {10.1016/j.psychres.2010.02.011},
	abstract = {Individuals at "ultra high risk" (UHR) for psychosis have been found to experience high rates of sexual trauma. An aetiological role for sexual trauma has been proposed for psychotic disorders and may influence psychotic symptom content. We aimed to investigate the relationship between previous sexual trauma and reported psychotic-like experiences, in particular psychotic symptoms with a sexual content in a UHR sample. We investigated the prevalence of "attenuated" or "subthreshold" psychotic symptoms with a sexual content in a consecutive series of patients recruited to a specialist UHR clinic. Patient's experience of general and sexual trauma was rated separately using a trauma questionnaire based on the list of events qualifying as traumas under DSM IV. The sample consisted of 92 patients, 14 (15.2\%) had experienced an attenuated psychotic symptom with sexual content. The most common symptom was overvalued ideas/delusions of being watched in the shower/toilet or undressing. A considerable proportion of the sample (36.2\%) had experienced sexual trauma (sexually molested or raped). Presence of attenuated psychotic symptoms with sexual content was related to history of previous sexual trauma (OR 7.17, P{\textless}0.01). This relationship remained significant when other traumatic experiences, PTSD diagnosis, age and sex were adjusted for. Further research into this relationship with regard to outcome and treatment is warranted.},
	language = {eng},
	number = {1-2},
	journal = {Psychiatry Research},
	author = {Thompson, Andrew and Nelson, Barnaby and McNab, Catherine and Simmons, Magenta and Leicester, Steven and McGorry, Patrick D. and Bechdolf, Andreas and Yung, Alison R.},
	month = may,
	year = {2010},
	pmid = {20304504},
	keywords = {Adolescent, Female, Humans, Life Change Events, Male, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Psychotic Disorders, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Sex Factors, Sex Offenses, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Surveys and Questionnaires, Young Adult},
	pages = {84--91},
}

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