Migrant status and ethnic minority background have been associated with increased risk for psychosis. However, it remains unclear if such association exists with subclinical forms of psychosis. In two general population samples, totaling 460 subjects, we investigated whether migrant status and/or ethnicity predict self-reported positive, negative and/or disorganized dimensions of psychosis (as measured by the SPQ-B). In comparison to the reference population, we observed higher scores in the...

CONCLUSIONS: Findings suggest that childhood sexual and emotional abuse may be important factors that influence illness trajectory across the severity of disorders on schizophrenia spectrum. These findings have implications for understanding disease mechanisms and early prevention.

CONCLUSIONS: Schizotypal traits directly predict loneliness and social engagement above that accounted for by internalising symptoms. Cognitive factors partially mediate the relationships between schizotypy and loneliness but not the size of an individual's social network. Cognitive interventions may be well suited for reducing loneliness; however, other approaches may be required to increase social networks for individuals with high levels of schizotypy.

Personality pathology is a common and debilitating problem for many, and among the factors associated with personality pathology is trauma. Recent research on the association between personality pathology and trauma has highlighted the role of trauma perpetrated by a person whom the victim trusts and/or relies upon for support (i.e., betrayal trauma). There is an increasing number of studies on the association between betrayal trauma and a range of different forms of personality pathology,...