Prevalence of psychotic symptoms in childhood and adolescence: A systematic review and meta-analysis of population-based studies

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1857-1863

  Kelleher, I ^a   Connor, D ^a   Clarke, M C ^a   Devlin, N ^a,b   Harley, M ^a,b   Cannon, M ^a  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b St Vincent's Hospital Ireland   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Adolescence; hallucinations; meta analysis; psychotic symptoms; systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DELUSION; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DELUSIONS; HALLUCINATIONS; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS;

EID: 84863592736     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291711002960     Document Type: Article

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