Socioenvironmental Adversity and Adolescent Psychotic Experiences: Exploring Potential Mechanisms in a UK Longitudinal Cohort.
Joanne B NewburyLouise ArseneaultTerrie E MoffittCandice L OdgersLaura D HoweIoannis BakolisAaron ReubenAndrea DaneseKaren SugdenBenjamin WilliamsLine J H RasmussenAntonella TrottaAntony P AmblerHelen L FisherPublished in: Schizophrenia bulletin (2023)
Cognitive ability, especially crystallized ability, may partly explain the association between childhood socioenvironmental adversity and adolescent psychotic experiences. Interventions to support cognitive development among children living in disadvantaged settings could buffer them against developing subclinical psychotic phenomena.