[Schizophrenia in a seven year-old boy].
Diagnosing schizophrenia in children is difficult, especially in the early stages. A possible explanation is that our knowledge of symptoms is insufficient. Moreover, there are no specific classification systems for diagnosing childhood schizophrenia. A seven year-old boy presented with symptoms resulting in differential diagnostic considerations of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder or a behavioural or emotional disorder. The boy had auditory hallucinations, was socially dysfunctional and had emotional contact disturbances, leading to the schizophrenia diagnosis.
Stenstrøm
Anne Dorte
AD
Kolding Sygehus, Børne- og ungdomspsykiatrisk Afdeling, Odense Universitetshospital, Kolding. Anne.Dorte.Stenstroem@fks.regionsyddanmark.dk
Nøhr-Jensen
Per
P
Dehlholm-Lambertsen
Birgitte
B
D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004644:Emotions; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012919:Social Behavior