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Psychosis and schizophrenia in children and young people: recognition and management

  • Clinical guideline
  • Reference number: CG155
  • Published:  23 January 2013
  • Last updated:  26 October 2016

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Research recommendations coming out of this guidance

  • What are the long-term outcomes, both psychotic and nonpsychotic, for children and young people with attenuated or transient psychotic symptoms suggestive of a developing psychosis, and can the criteria for 'at risk states' be refined to better predict those who will and those who will not go on to develop psychosis?

  • What is the clinical and cost effectiveness of omega-3 fatty acids in the treatment of children and young people considered to be at high risk of developing psychosis?

  • What is the clinical and cost effectiveness for family intervention combined with individual CBT in the treatment of children and young people considered to be at high risk of developing psychosis and their parents or carers?

  • What is the clinical and cost effectiveness of psychological intervention alone, compared with antipsychotic medication and compared with psychological intervention and antipsychotic
    medication combined, in young people with first episode psychosis?

  • What is the clinical effectiveness of clozapine for children and young people with schizophrenia with symptoms unresponsive to antipsychotic medication and psychological treatment combined?

  • What is the most effective management strategy for preventing the development of excessive weight gain and metabolic syndrome associated with the use of antipsychotic medication in children and
    young people?

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