Children with schizophrenia experience hallucinations, delusions, social withdrawal, flattened emotions, loss of social and personal care skills, and increased risk of suicide. Schizophrenia affects about 1 in 40,000 children, and that rate increases to 1 in 100 as adulthood approaches. If left untreated, children and adolescents with schizophrenia may experience fewer close relationships, reduced academic achievement, unemployment, and a limited capacity for independent living.

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Nancy Andreasen, M.D., Ph.D., University of Iowa

Robert Asarnow, Ph.D., University of California at Los Angeles

Ruben Gur, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

Peter Jones, M.D., University of Cambridge, England

Kenneth Kendler, M.D., Medical College of Virginia of Virginia Commonwealth University

Matcheri Keshavan, M.D., University of Pittsburgh

Jeffrey Lieberman, M.D., University of North Carolina

Robert McCarley, M.D., Harvard University

Robin Murray, M.D., King's College London

Judith Rapoport, M.D., National Institute of Mental Health

Carol Tamminga, M.D., University of Maryland at Baltimore

Ming Tsuang, M.D., Ph.D., Harvard University

Elaine Walker, Ph.D., Emory University

Daniel Weinberger, M.D., National Institute of Mental Health