Management of Schizophrenia in Children and Adolescents

Summary: This clinical practice guideline convers the assessment and treatment choices available for very early onset schizophrenia (VEOS; age of onset is <13 years) and Early Onset Schizophrenia (EOS; onset between 13 and 18 years). Guidelines for a developmentally appropriate assessment and exclusion of other experiences; the importance of comorbidity, and features suggestive of a presentation of a medical illness, are provided. Treatment options for the acute, continuation and maintenance phase, including both psychopharmacological and psychosocial, are provided.

Authors: Sandeep Grover, Ajit Avasthi

Year of Publication: January-2019