title: [Child and adolescents with psychotic disorders. A literature review of psychology and course].
abstract: The article is a literature review of psychosis in children and adolescents. Earlier studies point to psychosis in children and adolescence being of the same types as the ones seen in adults. Schizophrenia has an early onset in boys, there are more premorbid dysfunctions, a gradual onset of disease, a number of unspecific symptoms and a poorer prognosis than for adults. For the children with bipolar affective disorder the prognosis is similar to that of adults, and it is better than for the schizophrenics. The relationships between developmental disorders and schizophrenia, and between hyperactivity syndromes and manic-depressive disorders need to be further clarified, as does the validity of the follow-up investigations.
authors.affiliation: H:S Bispebjerg Hospital, børne- og ungdomspsykiatrisk afdeling F.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Christensen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000296:Adolescent Psychiatry; D000328:Adult; D000341:Affective Disorders, Psychotic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D002659:Child Development Disorders, Pervasive / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D002665:Child Psychiatry; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis
vernacular_title: Børn og unge med psykotiske tilstande. En litteraturgennemgang af psykopatologi og forløb.