Early-Onset Schizophrenia in a paediatric population of French psychiatric and medico-social care centres: A cross sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Early-Onset Schizophrenia (EOS) is rare but severe mental health disorder in children and adolescents. Diagnosis of schizophrenia before the age of 18 years remains complex and challenging, especially in young children. In France, there are no recent reliable epidemiological data about the prevalence of EOS. The present study evaluates the EOS rate in a target clinical population of children and adolescents in psychiatric and medico-social care centres in the South-East of France.

Methods

Psychiatric and medico-social centres for children and adolescent in the geographical area have been contacted, and after receiving their agreement to participate in the study, eligible patients corresponding to inclusion criteria were selected based on patients' medical records.

SUBMITTER: Dor-Nedonsel E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7384631 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature