Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders in a Cohort of Sexually Abused Children

Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders in a Cohort of Sexually Abused Children, Archives of General Psychiatry. 2010;67(11):1114-1119 Abstract: Context  The evidence for an association between child sexual abuse and subsequently developing psychotic disorders, including the schizophrenias, remains inconclusive. Objective  To explore whether child sexual abuse is a risk factor for later psychotic disorders. Design  Case-control study. [...]

Quality of life of people with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and other psychotic disorders

Quality of life of people with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and other psychotic disorders , The British Journal of Psychiatry 2010 v. 197, p. 386-394 Samuli I. Saarni, Satu Viertiö, Jonna Perälä, Seppo Koskinen, Jouko Lönnqvist, and Jaana Suvisaari Abstract: Background Health utility and quality of life (QoL) are increasingly important outcome measures in healthcare and [...]