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Why Diagnosing Psychotic Disorders In Kids Is So Challenging

caption: Fallon was diagnosed with psychosis at age 16. No one knows if psychosis is something Fallon will have to live with forever, or if it was a one-time episode.
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Fallon was diagnosed with psychosis at age 16. No one knows if psychosis is something Fallon will have to live with forever, or if it was a one-time episode.
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Bill Radke talks with Dr. Jack McClellan about the challenges of diagnosing and treating psychotic disorders in children. McClellan is medical director of the Child Study and Treatment Center, Washington state's psychiatric hospital for children. He's also professor of psychiatry at the University of Washington.

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