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March 29, 2026International Journal of Forensic Mental HealthOpen Access

Interpersonal Trauma, Gender, and Psychiatric Symptom Severity: Insights from Forensic Psychiatric Inpatient Data in Ontario, Canada

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BTBailey ThompsonEHElke HamNHN. Zoe Hilton

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Overview

Analysis reveals interpersonal trauma influences psychiatric symptoms, emphasizing gender considerations in forensic settings.

Key Points

  • To examine the relationship between interpersonal trauma exposure and psychiatric symptom severity in forensic psychiatric inpatients.
  • Analyzed data from 5,105 forensic hospital admissions in Ontario, Canada (2013-2023)
  • Examined the link between exposure to sexual, physical, and emotional abuse and severity of specific psychiatric symptoms
  • Controlled for confounders such as age, gender, and education
  • Exposure to interpersonal trauma was linked to increased severity of positive symptoms, depressed mood, and manic symptoms
  • Aggressive behavior was not associated with PTE exposure
  • Effects were more pronounced in cases of polytrauma, especially among women

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Thompson et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c8c384de0f0f753b39e501https://doi.org/10.1177/14999013261435128
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