Bullied children at high risk of developing psychotic symptoms

Researchers in the UK and Australia have found that children who are chronically or severely bullied at school are up to four times more likely to develop psychotic-like symptoms (such as hallucinations, delusions or disorganised speech) by the time they reach early adolescence, and twice as likely to develop psychotic symptoms by early adolescence, than children who are not bullied. The results are published in the journal Archives of General Psychiatry.