2024
The association between aberrant salience and psychotic experiences in general population twins, and genetic vulnerability as a modifier
Drukker M, Todor T, Bongaarts J, Broggi E, Kelkar M, Wigglesworth T, Verhiel K, van Leeuwen K, Koster M, Derom C, Thiery E, De Hert M, Menne-Lothmann C, Decoster J, Collip D, van Winkel R, Jacobs N, Guloksuz S, Rutten B, van Os J. The association between aberrant salience and psychotic experiences in general population twins, and genetic vulnerability as a modifier. BMC Psychiatry 2024, 24: 736. PMID: 39462331, PMCID: PMC11515186, DOI: 10.1186/s12888-024-06176-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAberrant salienceGeneral population twinsPsychotic experiencesGenetic vulnerabilityGeneral population samplePsychotic symptomsAssociated with psychotic experiencesUltra-high-risk patientsPositive symptom scalesSubclinical psychotic symptomsWhite noise taskEpisode psychosis patientsAssociated with psychosisPopulation samplePsychosis spectrumPsychosis patientsSymptom ScaleNoise taskSaliencePsychosisSevere endVulnerabilitySymptomsTaskAssociation
2019
Evidence for interaction between genetic liability and childhood trauma in the development of psychotic symptoms
Pinckaers F, Rotee I, Nwosu C, Krolinski P, Smeets A, Gülöksüz S, de Jong L, Vaessen T, Damen T, Uittenboogaard A, Schäfer A, Menne-Lothmann C, Decoster J, van Winkel R, Collip D, Delespaul P, De Hert M, Derom C, Thiery E, Jacobs N, Wichers M, Rutten B, van Os J, Drukker M. Evidence for interaction between genetic liability and childhood trauma in the development of psychotic symptoms. Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology 2019, 54: 1045-1054. PMID: 31209522, DOI: 10.1007/s00127-019-01711-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildhood traumaGenetic liabilityImpact of CTSymptom Checklist-90 scoresMixed-effects linear regression analysisSubthreshold psychotic experiencesChildhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short FormExpression of psychosisGeneral population twinsQuestionnaire-Short FormPsychosis expressionMultilevel mixed-effects linear regression analysesRisk factorsPsychotic symptomsSymptom subscalesLinear regression analysisSubthreshold expressionTotal scoreStatistical significancePsychic Experience (CAPE) questionnaireRegression analysis