Phenomenology of Negative Disorders at Early Childhood

Background: negative mental disorders remain a poorly studied problem, especially at an early age. Violations can be considered in a wide range depending on the severity and different genesis. The treatment issues remain unclear. Purpose of work: To determine the phenomenology of negative disorders depending on the etiology and pathogenesis, to discuss the possibilities of therapy and prevention. Patients and methods: 900 clinically studied children of early and preschool age. Of these, 500 children (400 boys and 100 girls) were from the high-risk group for schizophrenia with clinical stigma disorders and a specific algorithm for psycho-speech development. 400 children didn’t have the risk of schizophrenia. 300 children (200 boys and 100 girls) made up a group with deprivation disorders and 100 children (60 boys and 40 girls) were with cerebral-organic disorders.

Results: The phenomenology of mental deficit disorders, revealed differences in the manifestation of emotions, in instinctive-volitional acts, cognitive development, social orientation in compared groups. The theoretical and practical approaches to the prevention and correction are analyzed. Conclusions: negative disorders can be detected from an early age and were observed in all patients analyzed. The etiological and pathogenetic mechanisms of negative phenomena determine the features of their clinical manifestations. The onset of negative abnormalities during early ontogenesis is largely explained by the difficulties in the treatment and prevention of these disorders.

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