Table 4.
Other exploratory associations between specific positive psychotic symptoms and specific trauma and life events drawn from the matrix coding queries of the qualitative analysis
| Subtype of positive psychotic symptoms (n) or combination of subtypes of positive symptoms | Type of trauma and life events preferentially associated with this subtype of positive psychotic symptoms | Prevalence of this type of trauma and life events among participants having this positive psychotic symptom | Prevalence of this type of trauma and life events among participants not having this symptom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tactile anomalies (6/17) | Sexual abuse before the age of 16 years old | 5/6 | 1/11 |
| Mystic or esoteric ideations (6/17) | Sexual abuse before the age of 16 years old | 5/6 | 1/11 |
| Thoughts/images/acts imposed on self (5/17) | Sexual abuse before the age of 16 years old | 5/5 | 0/11 |
| Auditory-verbal hallucinations (6/17) | Sexual abuse before the age of 16 years old | 5/6 | 1/11 |
| Combination of megalomaniac and persecutory ideations (6/17) | Sexual abuse before the age of 16 years old | 5/6 | 1/11 |
| Olfactory hallucinations (2/17) | Sexual abuse before the age of 16 years old | 2/3 | 4/14 |
| Physical abuse | 3/3 | 2/14 | |
| Emotional abuse | 3/3 | 4/14 | |
| Combination of grandiose delusion with ideas of control of others, delusion of being prey to others and behaviour disorganisation | Permanent loss of caregiver | 2/2 | 1/15 |
| Physical neglect | 2/2 | 3/15 | |
| Discrimination | 2/2 | 3/15 | |
| Witnessing violence at home | 2/2 | 6/15 | |
| Emotional neglect | 2/2 | 6/15 | |
| Ideas of being envied by others | Accidents and illnesses | 2/2 | 2/15 |
| Persecutory delusions (11/17) | Discrimination | 4/11 | 1/6 |
| Bullying and intimidation | 7/11 | 2/6 | |
| Emotional neglect | 6/11 | 2/5 | |
| Permanent loss of caregiver | 3/11 | 0/5 | |
| Soliloquy (5/17) | Witnessing violence at home | 5/5 | 3/12 |