See the published version of this preprint at BMC Psychiatry.
This is a preprint, a preliminary version of a manuscript that has not completed peer review at a journal. Research Square does not conduct peer review prior to posting preprints. The posting of a preprint on this server should not be interpreted as an endorsement of its validity or suitability for dissemination as established information or for guiding clinical practice.
Learn more about In Review
A new preprint design is coming!
We have improved readability, clarity, accessibility, and opportunities for engagement.
Research article
Helen Coughlan
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Corresponding Author
ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8494-2884
License:
This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License. Read Full License
Background: Psychotic experiences in young people have known associations with childhood adversity and functional deficits. However, few studies have focused only on childhood psychotic experiences that remit during adolescence (transient psychotic experiences). Additionally, studies using self-report measures of interpersonal and educational/vocational difficulties are lacking. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between childhood adversity and transient psychotic experiences and transient psychotic experiences and self-reported interpersonal and educational/vocational difficulties in adolescence and young adulthood.
Methods: Participants were 103 young people from a longitudinal population-based study cohort of mental health in Ireland. They attended for clinical interview in childhood (age 11-13) and young adulthood (age 19-25). Data on childhood adversity were collected at baseline. Data on self-reported interpersonal and educational/vocational difficulties were collected at follow-up. Data on psychotic experiences were collected at both times. Associations between childhood adversity, transient psychotic experiences and self-reported interpersonal and educational/vocational difficulties were examined.
Results: Young people with a history of transient psychotic experiences reported an almost 3.5-fold increase in odds of childhood victimization (OR 3.43 CI 1.21-9.71). They also reported significantly higher interpersonal ( p = 0.03) and educational/vocational ( p = 0.001) difficulties during adolescence. However, no significant differences in interpersonal ( p = 0.91) or educational/vocational ( p = 0.35) difficulties were found in young adulthood. The higher rates of childhood victimization found did not account for any observed differences. Self-reported interpersonal and educational/vocational difficulties in young people both with and without a history of transient psychotic experiences decreased between adolescence and young adulthood.
Conclusions: Young people with transient psychotic experiences have increased interpersonal and educational/vocational difficulties in adolescence but these may not persist into the young adult years. These findings may indicate that early transient psychotic experiences do not confer high risk for persistent interpersonal and/or educational/vocational deficits and young people who experience these phenomena transiently. Thus, psychotic experiences in childhood that remit by young adulthood may not be a strong risk indicator for future functioning deficits, as experienced and/or perceived by individuals themselves.
Keywords
Psychotic experiences, childhood adversity, childhood victimization, interpersonal difficulties, educational and vocational difficulties
Figure 1
Loading...
Badges
Prescreen
This manuscript passed our Prescreen assessment
Complete author information
Appropriate declaration statements
Potential risks to human health
Prescreen
Peer Review Timeline
CURRENT STATUS: Published
View the published article at BMC Psychiatry.
No community comments so far
Submission checks complete
On 23 Dec, 2020
Editorial decision: Accept
On 21 Dec, 2020
No comments provided
Editorial decision: Minor revision
On 13 Dec, 2020
Editor assigned
On 30 Nov, 2020
Submission checks complete
On 30 Nov, 2020
Editor invited
On 30 Nov, 2020
No comments provided
Editorial decision: Major revision
On 15 Nov, 2020
Review #1 received
Received 11 Nov, 2020
Reviewer #1 agreed
On 21 Oct, 2020
Reviewers invited
Invitations sent on 20 Oct, 2020
Editor assigned
On 19 Oct, 2020
Submission checks complete
On 18 Oct, 2020
Editor invited
On 18 Oct, 2020
Version 1
Posted 14 Apr, 2020
No comments provided
Editorial decision: Major revision
On 02 Sep, 2020
Review #2 received
Received 21 Aug, 2020
Review #1 received
Received 07 May, 2020
Reviewer #2 agreed
On 29 Apr, 2020
Reviewer #1 agreed
On 23 Apr, 2020
Reviewers invited
Invitations sent on 21 Apr, 2020
Editor assigned
On 09 Apr, 2020
Submission checks complete
On 08 Apr, 2020
Editor invited
On 08 Apr, 2020
First submitted
On 03 Apr, 2020
Metrics
Comments: 0
PDF Downloads: ...
HTML Views: ...
Subject Areas
Psychiatry
Learn more about our company.
A new preprint design is coming!
We have improved readability, clarity, accessibility, and opportunities for engagement.
See the published version of this preprint at BMC Psychiatry.
This is a preprint, a preliminary version of a manuscript that has not completed peer review at a journal. Research Square does not conduct peer review prior to posting preprints. The posting of a preprint on this server should not be interpreted as an endorsement of its validity or suitability for dissemination as established information or for guiding clinical practice.
Learn more about In Review
Research article
Helen Coughlan
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Corresponding Author
ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8494-2884
Badges
Prescreen
This manuscript passed our Prescreen assessment
Complete author information
Appropriate declaration statements
Potential risks to human health
Prescreen
Peer Review Timeline
CURRENT STATUS: Published
View the published article at BMC Psychiatry.
No community comments so far
Submission checks complete
On 23 Dec, 2020
Editorial decision: Accept
On 21 Dec, 2020
No comments provided
Editorial decision: Minor revision
On 13 Dec, 2020
Editor assigned
On 30 Nov, 2020
Submission checks complete
On 30 Nov, 2020
Editor invited
On 30 Nov, 2020
No comments provided
Editorial decision: Major revision
On 15 Nov, 2020
Review #1 received
Received 11 Nov, 2020
Reviewer #1 agreed
On 21 Oct, 2020
Reviewers invited
Invitations sent on 20 Oct, 2020
Editor assigned
On 19 Oct, 2020
Submission checks complete
On 18 Oct, 2020
Editor invited
On 18 Oct, 2020
Version 1
Posted 14 Apr, 2020
No comments provided
Editorial decision: Major revision
On 02 Sep, 2020
Review #2 received
Received 21 Aug, 2020
Review #1 received
Received 07 May, 2020
Reviewer #2 agreed
On 29 Apr, 2020
Reviewer #1 agreed
On 23 Apr, 2020
Reviewers invited
Invitations sent on 21 Apr, 2020
Editor assigned
On 09 Apr, 2020
Submission checks complete
On 08 Apr, 2020
Editor invited
On 08 Apr, 2020
First submitted
On 03 Apr, 2020
Metrics
Comments: 0
PDF Downloads: ...
HTML Views: ...
Subject Areas
Psychiatry
License:
This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License. Read Full License
View the published article at BMC Psychiatry.
Background: Psychotic experiences in young people have known associations with childhood adversity and functional deficits. However, few studies have focused only on childhood psychotic experiences that remit during adolescence (transient psychotic experiences). Additionally, studies using self-report measures of interpersonal and educational/vocational difficulties are lacking. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between childhood adversity and transient psychotic experiences and transient psychotic experiences and self-reported interpersonal and educational/vocational difficulties in adolescence and young adulthood.
Methods: Participants were 103 young people from a longitudinal population-based study cohort of mental health in Ireland. They attended for clinical interview in childhood (age 11-13) and young adulthood (age 19-25). Data on childhood adversity were collected at baseline. Data on self-reported interpersonal and educational/vocational difficulties were collected at follow-up. Data on psychotic experiences were collected at both times. Associations between childhood adversity, transient psychotic experiences and self-reported interpersonal and educational/vocational difficulties were examined.
Results: Young people with a history of transient psychotic experiences reported an almost 3.5-fold increase in odds of childhood victimization (OR 3.43 CI 1.21-9.71). They also reported significantly higher interpersonal ( p = 0.03) and educational/vocational ( p = 0.001) difficulties during adolescence. However, no significant differences in interpersonal ( p = 0.91) or educational/vocational ( p = 0.35) difficulties were found in young adulthood. The higher rates of childhood victimization found did not account for any observed differences. Self-reported interpersonal and educational/vocational difficulties in young people both with and without a history of transient psychotic experiences decreased between adolescence and young adulthood.
Conclusions: Young people with transient psychotic experiences have increased interpersonal and educational/vocational difficulties in adolescence but these may not persist into the young adult years. These findings may indicate that early transient psychotic experiences do not confer high risk for persistent interpersonal and/or educational/vocational deficits and young people who experience these phenomena transiently. Thus, psychotic experiences in childhood that remit by young adulthood may not be a strong risk indicator for future functioning deficits, as experienced and/or perceived by individuals themselves.
Figure 1
Loading...