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Practitioner Review: Treatment of Schizophrenia in Childhood and Adolescence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 November 1998

Andrew F. Clark  and
Shôn W. Lewis
Andrew F. Clark
Affiliation:
University of Manchester, U.K.
Shôn W. Lewis
Affiliation:
University of Manchester, U.K.
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Abstract

This paper reviews the management of schizophrenia occurring during childhood and adolescence. It considers the clinical features of the disorder particular to its early onset before providing a practical framework for assessment and treatment based upon a critical review of the available literature. A multi-modal approach to treatment encompassing the individual and their family is adopted with the roles of pharmacological, psychological, and environmental interventions all considered. The place of the newer “atypical” antipsychotic agents and the likelihood that they will soon become the first-line drugs of choice is particularly discussed.

Keywords

Schizophreniatreatmentantipsychoticschildhoodadolescence
Type
Review Article
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The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines , Volume 39 , Issue 8 , November 1998 , pp. 1071 - 1081
Copyright
© 1998 Association for Child Psychology and Psychiatry

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