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American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: "Schizophrenia In Children."
Brown University: "Schizophrenia (DSM-IV-TR #295.1–295.3, 295.90)."
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): "Schizophrenia in Children and Adolescents."
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): "What Is Schizophrenia?"
Schizophrenia and Related Disorders Alliance of America (SARDAA): "About Schizophrenia."
UpToDate: "Schizophrenia: Clinical Manifestations, Course, Assessment, and Diagnosis."
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