A comparison of clinical characteristics and course predictors in early- and childhood-onset schizophrenia.
Saliha BaykalAbdullah BozkurtCansu Çobanoğlu OsmanlıBedia Sultan ÖnalBerkan ŞahinZeynep Nur KaradoganMehmet KaradagZehra HangülFethiye KilicaslanHamza AyaydınNecati UzunEsen Yıldırım DemirdöğenMehmet Akif AkinciÖznur BilaçAhmet BüberAli Evren TufanGülen Güler AksuHande Ayraler TanerBurcu Akın SarıMeryem Özlem KütükDuygu KabaMüge KaraçizmeliRabia KavcıoğluIşık GörkerKoray KarabekirogluPublished in: Early intervention in psychiatry (2024)
Although early diagnosis and treatment is an important factor in improving prognosis in schizophrenia, more specific predictors for schizophrenia need to be identified. Additionally, preventive programs and pharmacological methods need to be developed in children with neurodevelopmental problems, particularly those from low socioeconomic status families.