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Title
Life events and psychosis: a review and meta-analysis.
Authors
Beards, Stephanie; Gayer-Anderson, Charlotte; Borges, Susana; Dewey, Michael E; Fisher, Helen L; Morgan, Craig
Abstract
Recent models of psychosis implicate stressful events in its etiology. However, while evidence has accumulated for childhood trauma, the role of adult life events has received less attention. Therefore, a review of the existing literature on the relationship between life events and onset of psychotic disorder/experiences is timely.