Childhood schizophrenia

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Childhood schizophrenia is a mental health issue that develops in children age 13 and under.[1] The condition is similar to adult schizophrenia. With child schizophrenia, symptoms are disorganzed speech, hallucinations, negative symptoms and cognative impairments.

Child schizophrenia often happens at or after age seven.

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  1. Kendhari, J.; Shankar, R.; Young-Walker, L. (2016). "Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia". Focus (American Psychiatric Publishing). 14 (3): 328–332. doi:10.1176/appi.focus.20160007. PMC 6526799. PMID 31975813.