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Childhood psychological trauma and psychosis

A commentary on ‘The relationship between trauma and beliefs about hearing voices: a study of psychiatric and non-psychiatric voice hearers’ by Andrew et al. (2008)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 February 2008

L. Krabbendam
L. Krabbendam*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, South Limburg Mental Health Research and Teaching Network, EURON, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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*Address for correspondence: Dr L. Krabbendam, Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, South Limburg Mental Health Research and Teaching Network, EURON, Maastricht University, PO BOX 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands. (Email: l.krabbendam@sp.unimaas.nl)
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Keywords

Childhood traumacognitive modelspositive symptomspsychosis
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Psychological Medicine , Volume 38 , Issue 10 , October 2008 , pp. 1405 - 1408
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Copyright © 2008 Cambridge University Press

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