Author(s)

Qiaoyu Wang, Zifeng Li

Corresponding Author

Qiaoyu Wang

ABSTRACT

There are a large number of studies and reviews talking about the relationship between environmental factors and psychosis. However, less study reflects that there is a link between domestic violence and schizophrenia. Domestic violence such as childhood trauma or abuse cause victims to experience pressure psychologically and become stressed, which is one contributor to mental disorders. Other studies also indicate that environmental factors should be considered as one of the etiologies of schizophrenia. These papers potentially constructed a bridge for the investigation of the connection between domestic violence and schizophrenia. Therefore, we sorted related reviews and studies and renewed the topic. Although most of the studies relied upon reports of psychotic symptoms, rather than a diagnosis of schizophrenia, there is no doubt that violence indeed has the connection with mental disorders, which could be triggered to schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or other kinds of severe psychosis at any time and anywhere.

KEYWORDS

Schizophrenia, Domestic Violence, Childhood trauma, older adults, psychosis