Table 4 Summarised results from included studies of factors potentially associated with psychosis-related PTSD
From: A systematic review of PTSD to the experience of psychosis: prevalence and associated factors
Potentially associated factors | # of studies tested associations | # of significant associations |
|---|---|---|
Demographics | ||
Age | 1 | 0 |
Gender | 2 | 0 |
Psychosis characteristics | ||
Diagnosis | 1 | 0 |
Age of onset | 1 | 0 |
Years since onset | 1 | 0 |
DUP | 2 | 0 |
Time since last episode | 1 | 0 |
Psychosis severity | 4 | 2 |
Positive symptomsa | 2 | 2 |
Negative symptomsa | 1 | 0 |
General psychopathologya | 2 | 0 |
Treatment experiences | ||
Restraint | 1 | 1 |
Threat by other patients | 1 | 0 |
Threat by treatment provider | 1 | 0 |
Involuntary hospitalisation | 1 | 0 |
Medication side effects | 1 | 0 |
Length of current admission | 1 | 1 |
No. of hospitalisations | 1 | 0 |
No. of traumatic hospital events | 1 | 1 |
Previous trauma experience | ||
Lifetime trauma | 2 | 0 |
Childhood trauma | 1 | 1 |
Other clinical factors | ||
Depression | 3 | 3 |
Global functioning | 1 | 0 |
Substance use | 2 | 0 |
PTSD related to childhood trauma | 1 | 1 |
Coping styles | ||
Maladaptive coping | 1 | 1 |
Disclosure of trauma | ||
Urge to talk | 1 | 0 |
Reluctance to talk | 1 | 1 |
Actual self-disclosure | 1 | 1 |
Experiences of shame | ||
Internal shame related to psychosis | 1 | 1 |
External shame related to psychosis | 1 | 1 |
General shame | 1 | 1 |
Attachment | ||
Anxiety | 1 | 0 |
Avoidance | 1 | 1 |