title: Evaluation and treatment of children and adolescents with psychotic symptoms.
abstract: In recent years, there have been increasing efforts to develop early detection and prevention strategies for patients at risk of the development of psychotic disorders. These efforts have led to improved recognition and characterization of psychotic symptoms in youth. This review focuses on the evaluation of children and adolescents with psychotic symptoms who are experiencing functional impairment but who do not meet current criteria for schizophrenia. For this article, emphasis is placed on the evaluation of symptoms, differential diagnosis, and consideration of potential interventions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. algons@email.chop.edu
authors.forename: Sibel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Algon
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yi
authors.forename: Monica E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Calkins
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kohler
authors.forename: Karin E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Borgmann-Winter
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D012307:Risk Factors; D012569:Schizotypal Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis; D012944:Social Support
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents