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Thrilled to have opportunity to discuss that hearing voices, having visions & paranoia are surprisingly common in children & my team's work into risk & protective factors @BritishAcademy_ #forcuriousminds @kcsamh @KingsIoPPN @Jo_Newbury @eloise_crush @sjriches @antonella_trot https://twitter.com/BritishAcademy_/status/1273501205076103169
~1 in 20 UK children aged 12 report experiencing voices, visions and/or paranoia. Most resolve over time, but these children are at higher risk for a range of mental health and functional difficulties https://bit.ly/2YKimtp @antonella_trot https://bit.ly/3fB6gJU @ERiskstudy
Children growing up in UK cities are more likely to experience voices, visions and/or paranoia, partly explained by low social cohesion & crime victimisation in their neighbourhoods https://bit.ly/2ANqq4n & elevated levels of air pollution https://bit.ly/37H8zbj @Jo_Newbury
Children who go on to experience voices, visions and/or paranoia appear to show some differences in how their genes are regulated in earlier childhood https://bit.ly/2YIZb3a @ERiskstudy @PsyEpigenetics
However @eloise_crush found having a relatively high IQ, nurturing family & living in a supportive neighbourhood were protective against psychotic symptoms https://bit.ly/2ANs7if & social support was key in adolescence https://bit.ly/3ecTwc3 even in victimised kids @ERiskstudy
With @sjriches @RichMaskey @MrJonnyBenjamin @VoiceCollective we've also created immersive art-based experiences to help people understand what it feels like to hear voices and have visions #AlteredStatesArt https://bit.ly/2YdrcAJ https://bit.ly/30UL1OP https://bit.ly/2YLgb8H
