PMID- 28473776 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20201001 IS - 1664-0640 (Print) IS - 1664-0640 (Electronic) IS - 1664-0640 (Linking) VI - 8 DP - 2017 TI - The Role of Trauma and Stressful Life Events among Individuals at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis: A Review. PG - 55 LID - 10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00055 [doi] LID - 55 AB - The experience of childhood trauma (CT) and stressful life events (SLEs) is associated with subsequent development of a variety of mental health conditions, including psychotic illness. Recent research identifying adolescents and young adults at clinical high risk (CHR) for psychosis allows for prospective evaluation of the impact of trauma and adverse life events on psychosis onset and other outcomes, addressing etiological questions that cannot be answered in studies of fully psychotic or non-clinical populations. This article provides a comprehensive review of the current emerging literature on trauma and adverse life events in the CHR population. Up to 80% of CHR youth endorse a lifetime history of childhood traumatic events and victimization (e.g., bullying). Several studies have shown that the experience of CT predicts psychosis onset among CHR individuals, while the literature on the influence of recent SLEs (e.g., death of a loved one) remains inconclusive. Multiple models have been proposed to explain the link between trauma and psychosis, including the stress-vulnerability and stress-sensitivity hypotheses, with emphases on both cognitive processes and neurobiological mechanisms (e.g., the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis). Despite the preponderance of CHR individuals who endorse either CT or SLEs, no clinical trials have been conducted evaluating interventions for trauma in CHR youth to date. Furthermore, the current process of formal identification and assessment of trauma, SLEs, and their impact on CHR youth is inconsistent in research and clinical practice. Recommendations for improving trauma assessment, treatment, and future research directions in the CHR field are provided. FAU - Mayo, Danessa AU - Mayo D AD - Imaging Research Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA. FAU - Corey, Sarah AU - Corey S AD - Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA. FAU - Kelly, Leah H AU - Kelly LH AD - Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA. FAU - Yohannes, Seghel AU - Yohannes S AD - Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA. FAU - Youngquist, Alyssa L AU - Youngquist AL AD - Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA. FAU - Stuart, Barbara K AU - Stuart BK AD - Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA. FAU - Niendam, Tara A AU - Niendam TA AD - Imaging Research Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA. FAU - Loewy, Rachel L AU - Loewy RL AD - Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20170420 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Psychiatry JT - Frontiers in psychiatry JID - 101545006 PMC - PMC5397482 OTO - NOTNLM OT - clinical high risk OT - early psychosis OT - schizophrenia OT - stressful life events OT - trauma OT - ultra-high risk EDAT- 2017/05/06 06:00 MHDA- 2017/05/06 06:01 PMCR- 2017/04/20 CRDT- 2017/05/06 06:00 PHST- 2016/12/15 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/03/27 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/05/06 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/05/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/05/06 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2017/04/20 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00055 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Psychiatry. 2017 Apr 20;8:55. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00055. eCollection 2017.