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01-05-2012 | Editorial

Early detection and intervention of psychosis in children and adolescents: urgent need for studies

Authors: Benno G. Schimmelmann, Frauke Schultze-Lutter

Published in: European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry | Issue 5/2012

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Psychotic disorders, particularly of the schizophrenia-spectrum, are among the most severe mental diseases. They can lead to delays in the maturation of neuropsychological functions in affected children and adolescents and long-term neuropsychological deficits [1, 2] as well as significant impairments in psychosocial functioning [3]. This makes schizophrenia one of the six leading causes of years lived with disability [4]. To fight the devastating consequences of psychotic disorders, two strategies have been followed with great enthusiasm and hope over the last 15 years. …

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Title: Early detection and intervention of psychosis in children and adolescents: urgent need for studies
Authors: Benno G. Schimmelmann
Frauke Schultze-Lutter
Publication date: 01-05-2012
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry / Issue 5/2012
Print ISSN: 1018-8827
Electronic ISSN: 1435-165X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-012-0271-z

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