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Childhood trauma: Key factor for schizophrenia discovered!
A new study shows that childhood abuse is a significant risk factor for schizophrenia. Experts analyze relationships.
Childhood trauma: Key factor for schizophrenia discovered!
A current study by Norwegian and Austrian experts emphasizes the connection between schizophrenia and childhood abuse and neglect. Research, led by Nina Markved (Helgeland Hospital, Norway) and Maria Rettenbacher (MedUni Innsbruck), refers to data from an examination of the effectiveness of medication in psychoses. The results show that about a third of all schizophrenia cases are due to abuse and neglect experiences in childhood.
The study, published in "BMC Psychiatry", analyzed 133 patients aged around 30 years with schizophrenia. From this, 55.9% suffered from childhood abuse or neglect. In contrast, the proportion of patients without such experience was only 35.4%. These significant data suggest that the past of those affected has a significant impact on the severity of their mental illness.
relationships between childhood trauma and schizophrenia
The researchers discovered a dose -dependent relationship between the extent of the childhood trauma and the severity of schizophrenia. Interestingly, the influence of parents' mental health on the psychosis burden of children remained unaffected. This questions earlier assumptions about genetic stress of children mentally ill. The results of the study could be considered groundbreaking because they question long-term risk factors for schizophrenia spectrum disorders.
Furthermore, other sources of high prevalence rates for sexual and physical abuse in childhood reported in psychotic patients. According to research, the causal connection between traumatic childhood experiences and later psychosis, especially schizophrenia. Experts question this topic more and have agreed that early abuse experiences can influence the content of hallucinations and can lead to more serious disease courses.
extended context to childhood trauma
In addition, childhood trauma are not only limited to mental illnesses. A comprehensive analysis that takes into account data from over 156,000 participants in the NAKO health study shows a clear connection between childhood trauma and somatic diseases in adulthood. The likelihood of various diseases, such as cancer and depression, is significantly higher in people with traumatic childhood experiences.| disease | odds ratio (or) |
|---|---|
| cancer | 1.10 |
| myocardial infarction | 1,13 |
| diabetes | 1.16 |
| stroke | 1.35 |
| COPD | 1.45 |
| depression | 2.36 |
| fear | 2.08 |
The study illustrates urgency to intensify research on childhood trauma and to illuminate its effects on health. The fact that younger participants have stronger relationships also underlines the need to initiate preventive measures and interventions at an early stage. The current research results can therefore contribute decisively to improve therapeutic approaches and clinical interventions.