A review of research from 1968 to 2012, by researchers at King’s College in London, finds that there have been few studies that assessed the role of adult life events in the onset of psychosis, and that of those the methodological quality was low. However, the researchers concluded, there was some evidence that reported exposure to stressful adult life events “was associated with increased risk of psychotic disorder and subclinical psychotic experiences.” Results appear in the July issue of Schizophrenia Bulletin.
