A friend brought a post at a different site to my attention. The question had been posed:
Can child abuse cause schizophrenia?
The poster had apparently done some research of their own and came across
this article posted at Psych Central and reviewed by the site host, John Grohol, which they then linked in that thread.
A moderator at that forum responded:
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The article you referenced above is not from a reliable source. Psych Central sometimes publishes articles that are antipsychiatry in nature. This is an example of one of them. The research mentioned in the paper is questionable due to the origins of the article. Note that the study was not published in one of the major peer reviewed publlications...
It is important to realize that there is a lot of misinformation out there on the internet as well. It can sometimes be very difficult to seperate the good from the bad.
Source: schizophrenia.com
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John Read's work was originally published in Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica [Read, J., van Os, J., Morrison, A.P., & Ross, C.A. (2005) Childhood trauma, psychosis and schizophrenia: a literature review with theoretical and clinical implications. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 112, 330-350]. According to Index Copernicus Journals Masters List...
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Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica publishes high-quality, scientific articles in English, representing clinical and experimental work in psychiatry. The journal acts as an international forum for the dissemination of information advancing the science and practice of psychiatry. Original articles are welcomed, especially those that bring new knowledge or extend the present understanding of mental disorders. Equal priority is given to review articles. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica is a truly international journal which publishes papers of the highest quality from around the world. Published monthly, each issue is designed to ensure that you are kept fully aware of all important developments in both the clinical and research setting, as well as concentrating on their implications for the advancement of the specialty.
Source: Index Copernicus
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I'd love to respond to the thread there but I was
banned from that site after roughly 24 hours. My difficulties began when I also quoted from John Read's work.
If any members here participate at both sites and they feel comfortable doing so, they're welcome to share the info above at schizophrenia.com, demonstrating that Read's work was indeed published in a reputable psychiatric journal.
The moderator, at minimum, does seem to understand that some people present
opinion as
fact on the internet -- it never hurts to remind people of as much.
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