Impact of traumatic life events on clinical variables of individuals with first-episode psychosis and healthy controls. (February 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Butjosa, Anna; Usall, Judith; Vila-Badia, Regina; Mezquida, Gisela; Cuesta, Manuel J; Rodríguez-Toscano, Elisa; Amoretti, Silvia; Lobo, Antonio; González-Pinto, Ana; Espliego, Ana; Corripio, Iluminada; Vieta, Eduard; Baeza, Inmaculada; Bergé, Dani; Bernardo, Miguel
• Other Names: Bioque Miquel non-byline-author.; García-Rizo Clemente non-byline-author.; Mayoral María non-byline-author.; Merchan Jessica non-byline-author.; Alonso-Solís Anna non-byline-author.; Rabella Mireia non-byline-author.; López Purificación non-byline-author.; Zorrilla Iñaki non-byline-author.; De-la-Cámara Concepción non-byline-author.; Barcones Fe non-byline-author.; Sanjuan Julio non-byline-author.; Dolores Moltó Mª non-byline-author.; Morro Laura non-byline-author.; Monserrat Clara non-byline-author.; Verdolini Norma non-byline-author.; Salagre Estela non-byline-author.; la Serna Elena de non-byline-author.; Castro-Fornieles Josefina non-byline-author.; Contreras Fernández Fernando non-byline-author.; Saiz Masvidal Cristina non-byline-author.; Paz Garcia-Portilla Maria non-byline-author.; Bousoño Manuel non-byline-author.; Gutiérrez Fraile Miguel non-byline-author.; Zabala Rabadán Arantzazu non-byline-author.; Dompablo Mónica non-byline-author.; Rodriguez-Jimenez Roberto non-byline-author.; Rubio-Abadal Elena non-byline-author.; Pardo Marta non-byline-author.; Sarró Salvador non-byline-author.; Pomarol-Clotet Edith non-byline-author.; Ibanez Angela non-byline-author.; Sánchez-Torres Ana M. non-byline-author.; Selva-Vera Gabriel non-byline-author.;
• Is Part Of: International journal of social psychiatry. Volume 69:Number 1(2023)
• Page Start: 134
• Page End: 145
• Publication Date: 2023-02
• Subjects: Case-control -- clinical variables -- first-episode psychosis -- risk -- traumatic life events; Social psychiatry -- Periodicals; 362.205
• DOI: 10.1177/00207640211070398
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0020-7640

Abstract

Background: Traumatic life events (TLEs) are one of the most robust environmental risk factors for the onset of first-episode psychosis (FEP). Aims: To explore TLEs in FEP patients and healthy controls (HC), to analyze gender differences and to examine whether TLEs were associated with sociodemographic, clinical and psychofunctional variables in all FEP sample and split by age. Methods: Descriptive and cross-sectional study. Three hundred and thirty-five FEP and 253 HC were recruited at 16 Spanish mental health research centers. The Traumatic Experiences in Psychiatric Outpatients Questionnaire was administered. Results: We found a higher number of TLEs in FEP than in HC, and the proportion of individuals with three or more TLEs was significantly higher in the FEP group. No differences were found in terms of gender and age. There was no relationship between total number of TLEs and psychotic symptomatology and functional outcomes. Conclusions: The number and cumulative TLEs should be taken into account in the detection, epidemiology and process of recovery in FEP.