Targeted strategies to support students who regularly move school could help to prevent the development of “psychotic-like symptoms” as they grow up.
A study has found that children who have moved school three times or more before the age of 12 are 60 per cent more likely to display “at least one psychotic symptom”.
These symptoms can include delusions and hallucinations and can be a pre-warning sign of psychotic disorders in adulthood.
The authors of the study suggest that moving schools often may also lead to feelings of low self-esteem and “a sense of social defeat”. They also warn that feelings of being excluded, which often come with moving school frequently, can heighten the risk of psychotic-like symptoms in vulnerable individuals.
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