EXPLORATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHILDHOOD ABUSE & PSYCHOSIS: A CRITICAL LITERATURE REVIEW
Background Trauma has long been recognised as a potential cause for a range of non-psychotic mental health problems in adulthood. However, only in recent years has the relationship between childhood abuse and psychosis in adulthood begun to be investigated. Aim This study aims to explore and critic...
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| description | Background
Trauma has long been recognised as a potential cause for a range of non-psychotic mental health problems in adulthood. However, only in recent years has the relationship between childhood abuse and psychosis in adulthood begun to be investigated.
Aim
This study aims to explore and critically review the literature addressing the relationship between childhood abuse and psychosis in adulthood. Clinical implications for mental health nurses will be discussed in order to relate the study to mental health nursing practice.
Method
Studies, theories and concepts relevant to this topic area were critically reviewed in order to gain a condensed overview of the existing literature base. Various sources were used to identify the relevant literature, including electronic databases, as well as manually searching journals, books, reference lists and websites.
Results
Histories of childhood abuse are often present in those individuals who experience psychosis in adulthood, suggesting a causal relationship may exist.
Conclusion
The importance of the relationship between childhood abuse and psychosis remains to be under recognised. Mental health nurses are ideally placed to offer help, care and support to those individuals who experience psychosis by acknowledging and listening to their life events, including experiences of childhood abuse. |
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| spelling | nottingham-225322018-02-21T11:51:28Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/22532/ EXPLORATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHILDHOOD ABUSE & PSYCHOSIS: A CRITICAL LITERATURE REVIEW Manning, Claire Background Trauma has long been recognised as a potential cause for a range of non-psychotic mental health problems in adulthood. However, only in recent years has the relationship between childhood abuse and psychosis in adulthood begun to be investigated. Aim This study aims to explore and critically review the literature addressing the relationship between childhood abuse and psychosis in adulthood. Clinical implications for mental health nurses will be discussed in order to relate the study to mental health nursing practice. Method Studies, theories and concepts relevant to this topic area were critically reviewed in order to gain a condensed overview of the existing literature base. Various sources were used to identify the relevant literature, including electronic databases, as well as manually searching journals, books, reference lists and websites. Results Histories of childhood abuse are often present in those individuals who experience psychosis in adulthood, suggesting a causal relationship may exist. Conclusion The importance of the relationship between childhood abuse and psychosis remains to be under recognised. Mental health nurses are ideally placed to offer help, care and support to those individuals who experience psychosis by acknowledging and listening to their life events, including experiences of childhood abuse. 2008 Dissertation (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/22532/1/Claire_Manning_Complete_Dissertation.pdf Manning, Claire (2008) EXPLORATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHILDHOOD ABUSE & PSYCHOSIS: A CRITICAL LITERATURE REVIEW. [Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)] (Unpublished) MNursSci Master of Nursing Science Mental Health MH Literature Review Child Abuse Psychosis |
| spellingShingle | MNursSci Master of Nursing Science Mental Health MH Literature Review Child Abuse Psychosis Manning, Claire EXPLORATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHILDHOOD ABUSE & PSYCHOSIS: A CRITICAL LITERATURE REVIEW |
| title | EXPLORATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHILDHOOD ABUSE & PSYCHOSIS: A CRITICAL LITERATURE REVIEW |
| title_full | EXPLORATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHILDHOOD ABUSE & PSYCHOSIS: A CRITICAL LITERATURE REVIEW |
| title_fullStr | EXPLORATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHILDHOOD ABUSE & PSYCHOSIS: A CRITICAL LITERATURE REVIEW |
| title_full_unstemmed | EXPLORATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHILDHOOD ABUSE & PSYCHOSIS: A CRITICAL LITERATURE REVIEW |
| title_short | EXPLORATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHILDHOOD ABUSE & PSYCHOSIS: A CRITICAL LITERATURE REVIEW |
| title_sort | exploration of the relationship between childhood abuse & psychosis: a critical literature review |
| topic | MNursSci Master of Nursing Science Mental Health MH Literature Review Child Abuse Psychosis |
| url | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/22532/ |