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Investigation of a traumatic psychosis subgroup: a cluster analysis of an antipsychotic free cohort

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  • Lucy H. Stevens
  • Douglas Turkington
  • Laura Drage
  • Tony Morrison
  • Steven Muncer
  • Helen M. Spencer
  • Robert Dudley

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Childhood trauma is linked to an increased risk of developing psychosis in adulthood. The extent and severity of trauma experienced is known to correlate with the intensity or presence of specific psychotic symptoms. The relative impact of types of abuse and neglect (sexual, physical, emotional) is unknown. Cluster analysis was used to create natural groupings of similarity based on Childhood Trauma Questionnaire Scores (CTQ) in a sub-sample of 51 anti-psychotic-free patients with diagnoses of Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders from the ACTION trial. The derived clusters were compared on the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) scores. Two clusters emerged: one characterized by abuse and the other by neglect. The abuse group was found to have significantly higher positive symptoms scores (p

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  • Lucy H. Stevens & Douglas Turkington & Laura Drage & Tony Morrison & Steven Muncer & Helen M. Spencer & Robert Dudley, 2019. "Investigation of a traumatic psychosis subgroup: a cluster analysis of an antipsychotic free cohort," Psychosis, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 11(4), pages 298-307, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rpsyxx:v:11:y:2019:i:4:p:298-307
    DOI: 10.1080/17522439.2019.1628290
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