@article{ref1,
title="Childhood maltreatment and psychotic experiences: exploring the specificity of early maladaptive schemas",
journal="Journal of clinical psychology (Hoboken)",
year="2018",
author="Boyda, David and McFeeters, Danielle and Dhingra, Katie and Rhoden, Laura",
volume="74",
number="12",
pages="2287-2301",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: One potential mechanism that has received limited attention in psychosis research is early maladaptive schemas (EMS). Our aim was to examine whether EMS acts as a potential mediating pathway between early trauma and psychotic symptomology. <br><br>METHODS: A quantitative survey was conducted online. N = 302 participants took part. The analysis used a multiple mediation framework. <br><br>RESULTS: Analysis demonstrated significant specificity effects. Different forms of child maltreatment were significantly associated with psychosis experiences through specific dimensions of maladaptive schemas. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Results indicated specificity effects in that specific types of maltreatment are associated with specific maladaptive schemas. From a practitioner's perspective, these findings offer credence to cognitive theories of psychopathology, and support the validity of EMS identification and modification among clients with psychotic symptomology both as a fundamental component of traditional CBT and within specialized schema-focused therapy.<br><br>© 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0021-9762",
doi="10.1002/jclp.22690",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22690"
}