Joanne B Newbury, Louise Arseneault, Terrie E Moffitt, Candice L Odgers, Laura D Howe, Ioannis Bakolis, Aaron Reuben, Andrea Danese, Karen Sugden, Benjamin Williams, Line J H Rasmussen, Antonella Trotta, Antony P Ambler, Helen L Fisher
BACKGROUND AND HYPOTHESIS: Children exposed to socioenvironmental adversities (eg, urbanicity, pollution, neighborhood deprivation, crime, and family disadvantage) are more likely to subsequently develop subclinical psychotic experiences during adolescence (eg, hearing voices, paranoia). However, the pathways through which this occurs have not been previously investigated. We hypothesized that cognitive ability and inflammation would partly explain this association. STUDY DESIGN: Data were utilized from the Environmental-Risk Longitudinal Twin Study, a cohort of 2232 children born in 1994-1995 in England and Wales and followed to age 18...
March 19, 2023: Schizophrenia Bulletin