Victimization, violence and facial affect recognition in a community sample of first‐episode psychosis patients

Aims This exploratory study is the first to examine previously identified variables of increased vulnerability to victimization, the prevalence of aggression in a cohort of patients with first‐episode psychosis and the potential impact of impairments in facial affect recognition (FAR) on victimization. Methods Sixty‐nine male participants completed assessments of IQ, substance use, psychopathy, childhood trauma, aggressive behaviour and psychopathology. Participants were asked about violent victimization in the past year and charges for violent offences. FAR was assessed using the Animated Full Facial Comprehension Test. Results The victimized group (n = 25) had significantly higher psychopathy traits (P = .042) and lower recognition of sadness (P