Correlation Causation Arrows Go Bonkers In Study Of Bullying And Psychotic Preteens
Tuesday, May 5, 2009 - 02:35
in Health & Medicine
Children who were consistently victimized by peers were more likely to develop psychotic symptoms in early adolescence, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. Some psychosis-like symptoms such as hallucinations and delusions are commonly experienced in childhood and even adulthood, according to background information in the article, though children with these symptoms are at increased risk of developing psychosis in adulthood. So did bullying cause the psychosis or were the kids bullied because they had psychotic symptoms? read more
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