Association between childhood trauma and multimodal early-onset hallucinations
Medjkane, F., Notredame, C., Sharkey, L., D’Hondt, F., Vaiva, G., & Jardri, R. (2020). The British Journal of Psychiatry, 216(3), 156-158. doi:10.1192/bjp.2019.266
This study shows that children who have experienced childhood trauma report hallucinations affecting multiple senses and at a younger age than those who have not had the same adverse childhood experiences. It may help to distinguish between those who are experiencing psychosis and those who are experiencing stress-related perceptual abnormalities.