Schizophrenia in Children

Schizophrenia in Children

Introduction

Schizophrenia is a severe and chronic disorder of the brain. Most of the people who have this disorder hear voices that others do not hear, they believe that others are reading their minds and making plans to harm them, which make them extremely agitated. People suffering from schizophrenia seem normal until they talk about what is going on in their minds. Schizophrenia is very rarely seen in children. One in 10,000 children is likely to develop the disorder. It usually starts in late adolescence, but if it happens in childhood then almost 50% of the children experience ...