Adverse childhood experiences and psychological functioning among women with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder: population-based study.

Ole Köhler-ForsbergFenfen GeArna HauksdóttirEdda Bjork ThordardottirKristjana ÁsbjörnsdóttirHarpa RúnarsdóttirGunnar TómassonJóhanna JakobsdóttirBerglind GuðmundsdóttirAndri Steinþór BjörnssonEngilbert SigurðssonThor AspelundUnnur A Valdimarsdottir

Published in: The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science (2023)

Women with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder show a strong history of ACEs, which may interfere with their psychological functioning and, therefore, need to be addressed as part of their treatment, for example, with trauma-focused psychotherapy.

Keyphrases

bipolar disorder
major depressive disorder
mental health
depressive symptoms
trauma patients
borderline personality disorder