Citation

Nugent KL, Daniels AM, Azur MJ. Child Adolesc. Ment. Health 2012; 17(2): 101-108.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1475-3588.2011.00618.x

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

BACKGROUND: This study examined the prevalence and correlates of schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD) among a national sample of 9006 children.

METHODS: Clinician-assigned diagnoses were used to divide the sample into two groups: children with SSD and children with other Axis I disorders.

RESULTS: Three percent of the sample had a SSD diagnosis. African American (OR=1.71, 95% CI: 1.11, 2.65) and Hispanic race/ethnicity (OR=1.96, 95% CI: 1.31, 2.94), a greater number of comorbid psychiatric diagnoses (three diagnoses, OR=2.22, 95% CI: 1.49, 3.31), a history of attempting suicide (OR=1.45; 95% CI: 1.05, 2.02), and past residential treatment (OR=1.59; 95% CI: 1.11, 2.28) were all associated with increased odds of SSD diagnosis.

CONCLUSIONS: Although schizophrenia spectrum disorders in youth are rare, children with these disorders present with a distinct risk profile that may inform service planning and delivery and assist in identifying individuals early in the course of their illness. © 2011 Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health.

Language: en

Keywords

adolescent; human; child; female; male; family; prevalence; schizophrenia; comorbidity; ethnicity; risk factor; African American; race; article; major clinical study; controlled study; mental health care; school child; child psychiatry; community care; priority journal; preschool child; Hispanic; psychiatric diagnosis; Children and adolescents; rare disease; Community settings; Schizophrenia spectrum disorder