Psychiatric problems in childhood lead to problems transitioning to adulthood

Most psychiatric disorders are first diagnosed in childhood, unlike most chronic physical health problems. Therefore, the disorders and their sequelae can affect people into adulthood and throughout their entire lives. In particular, the rare but highly impairing disorders such as schizophrenia and pervasive developmental disorders cause a significant burden, but so do more common emotional and behavioral disorders, many of which may fade as the child ages into adulthood.
Source: The Brown University Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update - Category: Psychiatry Tags: Common Disorders Source Type: research