Table 2.
Summary of Criteria for Inclusion and Exclusion for this Study
| Inclusion Criteria for Study |
| • Admission to the Cleveland Clinic Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatient Unit |
| • Age 18 years or under |
| • Presence of first psychotic episode (for the psychotic group only) |
| Exclusion Criteria for Study |
| • Age over 18 years |
| • Psychosis secondary to a medical condition |
| • Moderate or severe mental retardation |
| • Autism |
| • Non-verbal patient |
| • Schizophrenia diagnosed more than six months prior to admission |
| • Known infection of inflammatory process |
| • Presence of a first-psychotic episode (for the non-psychotic group only) |
| Additional Restrictions |
• To be defined as “psychotic,” patients must exhibit at least one of the following:
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| • Patients must have Complete Blood Counts and Auto-Differential Values available for time of admission |