title: Schooling students with psychotic disorders.
abstract: The term psychosis is generally used to describe the abnormal behaviors of children and adolescents with grossly impaired reality testing. This article discusses evaluation of psychotic symptoms in students and psychosocial school interventions for students with psychosis, including the roles of teachers and school administrators. Psychoeducation provided by clinicians and school staff to enhance coping and cognitive strategies is described.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Inpatient Psychiatry Unit, MassGeneral for Children at North Shore, Medical Center, 500 Lynnfield Street, Lynn, MA 01904, USA. jstevens@partners.org
authors.forename: Jonathan R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Stevens
authors.forename: Jefferson B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Prince
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D012574:Schools / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*