title: [Childhood-onset schizophrenia and schizophrenia spectrum disorder].
abstract: The concept, diagnosis and clinical picture of childhood-onset schizophrenia were presented. The cases with childhood-onset schizophrenia were classified into 4 groups according to their process of growth and development. Furthermore, it has been suggested that the progression of childhood-onset schizophrenia developed on the basis of neuro-developmenal hypothesis might contribute to the understanding of adult onset schizophrenia and early diagnosis and intervention of schizophrenia.
authors: Department of Psychiatry, Tokai University School of Medicine.
authors: Hideo
authors: H
authors: Matsumoto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D012559:Schizophrenia; D012561:Schizophrenia, Childhood / Q000175:diagnosis