Death Within Nuclear Family in Childhood Increases Risk of Psychosis
The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report, Volume 4, Number 7, December 2013
https://www.thecarlatreport.com/newsletter-issue/ccprv4n7/
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A new study from the British Medical Journal found that the death of a close family member in early childhood increased a person’s risk of psychotic disorders later in life. Researchers examined a cohort of more than 1 million births between 1973 and 1985 in Sweden to see if prenatal exposure to extreme maternal grief or postnatal bereavement could contribute to psychosis.
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