PedsCases: Pediatric Education Online · PedsCases Team

Approach to Emerging Child and Adolescent Psychosis (Part 2 of 3)

July 31, 2024·22 min·2 clips

How can you tell if a child's imaginary friend is a harmless fantasy or a sign of psychosis?

This educational podcast provides a systematic approach to evaluating emerging psychosis in children and adolescents, covering differential diagnoses, medical workup considerations, and risk factors. It emphasizes ruling out reversible causes, differentiates primary psychotic disorders, and discusses the significant impact of substance use like cannabis on psychosis risk.

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A clear, structured framework for sorting psychosis in young patients.

This PedsCases episode treats emerging child and adolescent psychosis as both a developmental and diagnostic problem, and that is its main strength.

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When unusual perceptions can be developmentally normal, differential diagnosis matters fast.

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