Childhood maltreatment on psychiatric symptoms and drug efficacy in patients with schizophrenia
- VernacularTitle:童年期虐待对精神分裂症患者的精神症状及药物疗效的研究
- Author:
Yingying DONG
1
;
Qingyan MA
1
;
Min JIA
1
;
Lina ZHOU
1
;
Xiancang MA
1
;
Feng ZHU
2
;
Wei WANG
1
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords: childhood maltreatment; schizophrenia; antipsychotic; psychiatric symptom
- From: Journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University(Medical Sciences) 2023;44(1):60-65
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
- Abstract: 【Objective】 To explore the effect of childhood maltreatment on clinical symptoms and early efficacy of antipsychotics in patients with schizophrenia. 【Methods】 Totally 73 schizophrenic patients were divided into mild maltreatment group(n=42) and severe maltreatment group(n=31) according to the Child Trauma Questionnaire(CTQ). The Positive and Negative Symptom Scale(PANSS) and Clinical Global Impression(CGI) were measured and compared between the two groups at baseline and 3 weeks after antipsychotic treatment to analyze the correlation between child maltreatment experience and mental symptoms and the response to early treatment of antipsychotics. 【Results】 PANSS positive factor score(P=0.026) and cognitive deficit factor score (P=0.042) were significantly higher in severe abuse group than in mild abuse group. The positive factor was significantly positively correlated with emotional abuse factor in CTQ score(r=0.257, P=0.028), and the cognitive deficit factor was significantly positively correlated with emotional neglect factor(r=0.283, P=0.015). After antipsychotic treatment, the reduction rate of PANSS negative factor in severe abuse group was significantly lower than that in mild abuse group(P=0.035), and had the highest correlation with CTQ physical abuse factor(r=-0.302, P=0.011). 【Conclusion】 The severity of childhood maltreatment experienced by schizophrenic patients is more related to positive symptoms and cognitive deficits, and more childhood maltreatment experience will affect the improvement of negative symptoms by antipsychotics, suggesting a poor prognosis.
