Childhood and adolescent psychosis: a review of the past 10 years.
OBJECTIVE
Developmental aspects of psychosis are reviewed and related to the more frequent psychotic conditions in children and adolescents.


METHODS
The review of the recent literature focuses on developmental aspects of psychotic phenomena, i.e., hallucinations, delusions, and thought disorder.


RESULTS
While the applicability of much early work on this topic is limited, more recent work suggests that psychotic conditions are observed in childhood and increase in frequency during adolescence.


CONCLUSIONS
Developmental factors in the expression of psychosis are relevant to the diagnosis and treatment of such conditions.
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Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
D000293:Adolescent; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010553:Personality Development; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D012307:Risk Factors; D012561:Schizophrenia, Childhood / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy