Pediatric schizophrenia
Автор:
Jesse Russell,Ronald Cohn, 119 стр., издатель:
"Книга по Требованию", ISBN:
978-5-5085-5420-0
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Pediatric schizophrenia (also known as childhood onset schizophrenia) is a type of mental disorder that is characterized by degeneration of thinking, motor, and emotional processes in children and young adults under the age of 18. The disease is illustrated by symptoms such as auditory and visual hallucinations, strange thoughts/feelings, and abnormal behavior therefore profoundly impacting the child’s ability to function and sustain normal interpersonal relationships. Schizophrenia is especially rare in children under the ages of 7–8 years old. About 50% of young children diagnosed with schizophrenia will experience severe neuropsychiatric symptoms. Diagnostic criteria are similar to that of adult schizophrenia, however there are differentiating characteristics between the two. Diagnosis is based on observed behavior by caretakers and in some cases depending on age, self reports. Diagnosis can only be made by a psychiatrist or licensed...
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