The clinical severity, impact on development, and poor prognosis of childhoodonset
schizophrenia (COS) may represent more homogeneous forms of the disorder. 1, 2 In …

Schizophrenia is associated with alterations in sensory, motor, and cognitive functions that
emerge before psychosis onset; identifying pathogenic processes that can account for this …

Some researchers argue that the ability to acquire and use language is largely the result of
innate predispositions that are specific to language (the INNATENESS HYPOTHESIS). If the …

This Practice Parameter reviews the literature on the assessment and treatment of children
and adolescents with schizophrenia. Early-onset schizophrenia is diagnosed using the …

OBJECTIVE: The premorbid intellectual, language, and behavioral functioning of patients
hospitalized for schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or nonpsychotic bipolar disorder …

Background Singleness and unemployment increase the risk of schizophrenia.
Schizophrenia subsequently increases the risk of singleness and unemployment. Objective …

The location of a schizophrenia susceptibility locus at chromosome 22q11 has been
suggested by genome-wide linkage studies. Additional support was provided by the …

The clinical severity, impact on development, and poor prognosis of childhood onset
schizophrenia (COS) may represent more homogeneous forms of the disorder. 1, 2 In …

OBJECTIVE: Previous reports have documented a striking progressive reduction in cortical
gray matter volume during adolescence in patients with childhood-onset schizophrenia. This …

OBJECTIVE: Given the fundamental role of thought disorder in schizophrenia, subtle
communication disturbance may be a valuable predictor of subsequent development of …