Schizophrenia Research
Volume 108, Issue 1 , Pages 176-181 , March 2009

Childhood trauma and prodromal symptoms among individuals at clinical high risk for psychosis

  • Judy L. Thompson

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University, Department of Psychiatry, 1051 Riverside Drive, NY, NY, 10032, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. New York State Psychiatric Institute at Columbia University, 1051 Riverside Drive, Box 55, New York, NY 10032, United States. Tel.: +1 212 543 5505; fax: +1 212 543 6176.
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  • Meredith Kelly

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University, Department of Psychiatry, 1051 Riverside Drive, NY, NY, 10032, United States
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  • David Kimhy

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University, Department of Psychiatry, 1051 Riverside Drive, NY, NY, 10032, United States
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  • Jill M. Harkavy-Friedman

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University, Department of Psychiatry, 1051 Riverside Drive, NY, NY, 10032, United States
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  • Shamir Khan

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University, Department of Psychiatry, 1051 Riverside Drive, NY, NY, 10032, United States
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  • Julie W. Messinger

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University, Department of Psychiatry, 1051 Riverside Drive, NY, NY, 10032, United States
    • Currently at Long Island University, Department of Psychology and New York University, Department of Psychiatry.
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  • Scott Schobel

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University, Department of Psychiatry, 1051 Riverside Drive, NY, NY, 10032, United States
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  • Ray Goetz

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University, Department of Psychiatry, 1051 Riverside Drive, NY, NY, 10032, United States
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  • Dolores Malaspina

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University, Department of Psychiatry, 1051 Riverside Drive, NY, NY, 10032, United States
    • New York University, Department of Psychiatry, 550 First Ave, Millhauser Labs, Rm HN323, NY, NY, 10016-6481, United States
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  • Cheryl Corcoran

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University, Department of Psychiatry, 1051 Riverside Drive, NY, NY, 10032, United States

Received 25 September 2008 ,Revised 3 December 2008 ,Accepted 8 December 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2008.12.005

Schizophrenia Research
Volume 108, Issue 1 , Pages 176-181 , March 2009

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