1. Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia
... also because it is hard to distinguish between schizophrenia and other childhood disorders such as Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and Bipolar Disorder (First 281). It is believed that childhood-onset schizophrenia is "continuous with the adolescent- and adult-onset versions of the disorder" (Schaeffer 538), and the process of the disease is similar for both ... filled with adult patients (Clark 1074). Friends and family should visit the child often so this separation does not undermine the efficacy of the treatment (Clark 1074). Antipsychoti...
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