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National record-linkage study of hospital admissions for schizophrenia in childhood and adolescence in England.

Olena O SeminogUy HoangMichael GoldacreAnthony James
Published in: European child & adolescent psychiatry (2021)
The study confirms that childhood-onset schizophrenia is extremely rare, with only 32 cases identified over a 15-year period in the whole of England. The incidence of schizophrenia and non-affective psychosis increased substantially in adolescence; however, the marked reduction in the proportion of those diagnosed with schizophrenia in this age group suggests a possible change in diagnostic practice.
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