Hallucinations in the Child and Adolescent "Ultra-High Risk" population: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background and hypothesis

"Ultra-high risk" for psychosis young adults are assumed to be at higher risk of developing a psychotic spectrum disorder. Predominantly, the ultrahigh-risk population is aged 18-35 years, but it may also include younger children and adolescents. Individuals in this population experience psychosis prodromes in the form of attenuated or brief psychotic symptoms (particularly perceptual abnormalities). Albeit diagnosis is made via structured interviews, such measures fail to sufficiently assess the precise form and content of perceptual abnormalities, especially as they manifest in children and adolescents.

Study design

The present study involved a systematic review of the literature on perceptual abnormalities (particularly hallucinations) in ultrahi

SUBMITTER: Di Luzio M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11205958 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature