Question

Articulos en ingles sobre la esquizofrenia en adolescentes .

Answer 1

Schizophrenia in childhood is rare (point prevalence <1/10,000 before the age of 12) and most often has insidious onset, severe clinical presentation and adverse course and outcome. The incidence of schizophrenia rises dramatically in adolescence, and its prevalence is estimated at 0.23% in the age between 13 and 18 years. The findings from clinical, neuroimaging, neuropsychological and neurobiological studies support that there is a substantial continuity between childhood, adolescent and adult schizophrenia, despite developmental differences. For this reason, the DSM-IV and ICD-10 criteria for schizophrenia are valid for all age spectrums, but their application in earlier ages is difficult, and the particular developmental characteristics of each developmental phase should be taken into consideration