The concept of schizophrenia only covers the 30% poor outcome fraction of a much broader
multidimensional psychotic syndrome, yet paradoxically has become the dominant prism …

Psychotic experiences (PE) are common in the general population, in particular in
childhood, adolescence and young adulthood. PE have been shown to be associated with …

The Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP) is a scientific effort to address
shortcomings of traditional mental disorder diagnoses, which suffer from arbitrary …

A large body of research indicates that weak expressions of positive psychotic symptoms
(“psychotic experiences”) can be measured in the general population, and likely represent …

Evidence suggests that adverse experiences in childhood are associated with psychosis. To
examine the association between childhood adversity and trauma (sexual abuse, physical …

BackgroundThe psychosis-proneness–persistence–impairment model of psychotic disorder
incorporates notions of both phenomenological and temporal continuity (persistence) of …

BACKGROUND: The spectrum of disorders of the brain is large, covering hundreds of
disorders that are listed in either the mental or neurological disorder chapters of the …

BackgroundPsychotic experiences (PEs) are common in childhood and adolescence and
their association with mental disorders is well-established. We aim to conduct a quantitative …

Psychotic syndromes can be understood as disorders of adaptation to social context.
Although heritability is often emphasized, onset is associated with environmental factors …

BackgroundPsychotic symptoms occur more frequently in the general population than
psychotic disorder and index risk for psychopathology. Multiple studies have reported on the …