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    Thought disorders are psychiatric illnesses involving problems with thinking, feelings, and behavior. The most common diagnoses are schizophrenia and psychosis. Symptoms include false beliefs, paranoia, hallucinations, disorganized speech, inappropriate emotions, isolation, inability to function, odd behavior, and disorganized behavior. Treatment involves medication, therapy, and life skills training managed by a child psychiatrist. Thought disorders are usually lifelong if starting in childhood and may worsen during stressful periods, though outcomes vary individually.

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    Thought disorders are psychiatric illnesses involving problems with thinking, feelings, and behavior. The most common diagnoses are schizophrenia and psychosis. Symptoms include false beliefs, paranoia, hallucinations, disorganized speech, inappropriate emotions, isolation, inability to function, odd behavior, and disorganized behavior. Treatment involves medication, therapy, and life skills training managed by a child psychiatrist. Thought disorders are usually lifelong if starting in childhood and may worsen during stressful periods, though outcomes vary individually.

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    F F A T D: AST Acts Bout Hought Isorders

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    Thought disorders are psychiatric illnesses involving problems with thinking, feelings, and behavior. The most common diagnoses are schizophrenia and psychosis. Symptoms include false beliefs, paranoia, hallucinations, disorganized speech, inappropriate emotions, isolation, inability to function, odd behavior, and disorganized behavior. Treatment involves medication, therapy, and life skills training managed by a child psychiatrist. Thought disorders are usually lifelong if starting in childhood and may worsen during stressful periods, though outcomes vary individually.

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    FAST FACTS ABOUT

    THOUGHT DISORDERS
    Valerie J. Samuel, Ph.D.

    WHAT ARE THOUGHT DISORDERS?


    Thought Disorders are psychiatric illnesses that involve serious problems with thinking, feelings,
    and behavior. Thought disorders are very rare in late childhood or early adolescence, and are not
    given because of a one time episode or incident. The most typical diagnoses given for those with
    Thought Disorders are Schizophrenia and Psychosis.

    The symptoms of Thought Disorders can include false belief about self or others, paranoia;
    hearing or seeing things that others don’t see; extremely disconnected speech or thinking;
    feelings that don’t match the situation; social isolation; being unable to function at home, or
    school; odd behavior; excessive concerns about one's body or very disorganized behavior.

    Children or adolescents may also have co-occurring problems of depression, anxiety, and anger.
    The symptoms that represent being out of touch with reality are called psychotic symptoms. If a
    child or adolescent displays these symptoms it is important to have them referred to a mental
    health professional.

    TREATMENT
    Thought Disorders are usually life long if they start in childhood or adolescence. During stressful
    times of life, the symptoms may become more of a problem. At this time it is impossible to
    predict any individual's outcome. Treatment consists of medication, therapy, and life skills
    training. A child and adolescent psychiatrist should always be the primary treatment provider for
    the treatment of a Thought Disorder.

    RESOURCES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION


    ABOUT THOUGHT DISORDERS
    American Academy of Child and National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
    Adolescent Psychiatry 2101 Wilson Blvd. #302
    3615 Wisconsin Ave., N.W. Arlington, VA 22009-1604
    Washington, DC 20016 (703) 524-7600
    (202) 966-7300

    National Alliance for Research on National Mental Health Association


    Thought Disorder and Depression 1021 Prince Street
    60 Cutter Mill Rd. Suite 200 Alexandria, VA 22314-2971
    Great Neck, NY 11021 (703) 684-7722
    (516) 829-0091

    Dr. Valerie Samuel, PENT Summit 2003

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