Open AccessFactors Differentiating Childhood-Onset and Adolescent-Onset Schizophrenia
Author(s) -
Jeanette M. Jerrell,
Roger S. McIntyre
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
primary care companion to cns disorders/the primary care companion for cns disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.328
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 2155-7772
pISSN - 2155-7780
DOI - 10.4088/pcc.15m01901
Subject(s) - schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , age of onset , psychology , developmental psychology , psychiatry , medicine , disease
The greater severity and burden of illness in individuals with early onset schizophrenia (ie, before age 18 years) deserves further investigation, specifically regarding its prevalence in community-based treatment and its association with other psychiatric or medical conditions.