Childhood schizophrenia

Childhood schizophrenia is a mental health issue that develops in children age 13 and under.[1] The condition is similar to adult schizophrenia. With child schizophrenia, symptoms are disorganzed speech, hallucinations, negative symptoms and cognative impairments.

Child schizophrenia often happens at or after age seven.

References
  1. Kendhari, J.; Shankar, R.; Young-Walker, L. (2016). "Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia". Focus (American Psychiatric Publishing). 14 (3): 328–332. doi:10.1176/appi.focus.20160007. PMC 6526799. PMID 31975813.


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