An integrated biopsychosocial model of childhood maltreatment and psychosis.

Barker, Victoria; Gumley, Andrew; Schwannauer, Matthias; Lawrie, Stephen M · Br J Psychiatry · 2015

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Abstract

There is now a well-established link between childhood maltreatment and psychosis. It is, however, unclear what the mechanisms are by which this occurs. Here, we propose a pathway linking the experience of childhood maltreatment with biological changes in the brain and suggest a psychological intervention to ameliorate its effects.

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