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Childhood Mental Illness: Schizophrenia And Bipolar Disorder, Vicki Wolffe
Childhood Mental Illness: Schizophrenia And Bipolar Disorder, Vicki Wolffe
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Many children are inflicted with psychosis. The following essay is an investigation of the characteristics of mental illness as it appears in youths. Studies have been conducted as to what mental illness looks like in children. Various treatment options are described. The body of this work has been compiled, predominantly, through the review of literature on the subject matter. Limited observation of a child that has been diagnosed with a severe form of psychotic illness has been noted.