Prognostic antecedents and outcome in a follow-up study of children with a diagnosis of childhood psychosis.
Records of the initial period of observation and the early history of 59 children with a diagnosis of childhood psychosis during the preschool years were examined for possible predictive variables. The children, now age 10 years or older, were divided into two groups--those that are presently successful and those that are presently unsuccessful, according to the criteria of this study. A cluster of 23 items was found significantly to differentiate the two groups.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007361:Intelligence Tests; D007804:Language Development; D008297:Male; D010988:Play and Playthings; D011379:Prognosis; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D012561:Schizophrenia, Childhood / Q000150:complications; D012649:Self Concept; D012744:Sex Ratio; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012934:Social Isolation