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‘Growth charts’ for cognitive development may lead to earlier diagnosis, treatment for children with risk for psychosis
February 12, 2014 by NewsBot
Researchers have developed a better way to assess and diagnose psychosis in young children. By “growth charting” cognitive development alongside the presentation of psychotic symptoms, they have demonstrated that the most significant lags in cognitive development correlate with the most severe cases of psychosis.