Clinical high risk for psychosis model in children and adolescents: a joint position statement of ESCAP Clinical Division and Research Academy.

The authors discuss the particularities associated with the implementation of the clinical high-risk (CHR) state for psychosis model in child and adolescent (CAD) psychiatry. Topics mentioned include predictive utility of CHR criteria in CAD, development and adaptation of specific and developmentally-appropriate tools, and lack of information and training concerning the early intervention strategies.