Causes of childhood schizophrenia has not been fully determined. One of installed reasons is genetic predisposition. Such a child is observed to have relatives that are sick with this disease. There is speculation about the viral nature of schizophrenia. According to this conception the baby's brain is affected by the virus in utero. Stressful living conditions, for example, violence, divorce, parenting scandals can also trigger the onset of disease.
The first time the doctors tried to diagnose childhood schizophrenia, as a disease different from schizophrenia in adults. But empirically came to the decision that if you use the criteria used for the diagnosis of schizophrenia in adults, it is very possible to accurately establish the disease in children.
The development of the disease occurs gradually at the first stage there is sleep disturbance, concentration of attention, difficulty in learning and the reluctance of the child to communicate. Further, with the development of the disease, there is incoherent speech, the patient starts seeing and hearing things. These children can be delusions, hallucinations, paranoia occur. It is very difficult to determine where the nonsense of a child, where imagination and imagination.
In order for experts could accurately diagnose schizophrenia, the symptoms of the disease should be observed by a child continuously for six months. Schizophrenia can be a very high intelligence. Some children in some areas of science, creativity is evident even talent.
Modern methods of treatment, new drugs, special training programs and family therapy allows to achieve high results of recovery and socialization of children suffering from schizophrenia.
