Schizophrenia disorders in children are rare. Boys are twice as likely to be diagnosed with<unk> . There is often a disproportionately large number of males with<unk> , because the age of onset of the disorder is earlier in males than females by about 5 years. Clinicians have been and still are reluctant to diagnose schizophrenia early on, primarily due to the stigma attached to it. While very early-onset schizophrenia is a rare event, with prevalence of about 1:10,000, early-onset schizophrenia manifests more often, with an estimated prevalence of 0.5%.
Childhood schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
Bipolar disorder in children
Autism spectrum
Multiple complex developmental disorder
Tardive dysmentia
Asperger syndrome
Pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified