Topic: schizophrenia symptoms

Schizophrenia in Children: Distinct from Adult-Onset and Requiring Specialized Evaluation

Childhood-onset schizophrenia differs from adult-onset schizophrenia and schizophrenia that is first manifested in individuals in adolescence. Adolescent-onset schizophrenia occurs before the age of 17 years, and childhood-onset schizophrenia is delineated as emerging prior to the age of 12 years. Schizophrenia, generally, is characterized by positive and negative symptoms. Childhood schizophrenia profoundly impacts a child’s thoughts, memory, senses, behaviors and overall development. ...

Truth about Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is perhaps the most mysterious and poorly understood mental disorder that is often misrepresented by popular media and literature. I often receive inquires from the clients who are worried that they might be developing this disorder. Frequently, they base their "self-diagnosis" on incomplete or plain wrong information received from the popular sources. Here are some basic facts about this ...