James Greenblatt, functional psychiatrist and chief medical officer at Walden Behavioral Care in Waltham, MA, has noticed a disturbing trend in the patient population he sees. “We didn’t take 11- and 12-year-olds, five or 10 years ago,” he says. “They were much fewer, and they could be treated outpatient. But the ages of onset are getting younger and the symptoms are getting more severe.”

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一种难以理解的破坏性疾病

位于马萨诸塞州沃尔瑟姆的 Walden Behavioral Care 的功能性精神病学家兼首席医疗官 James Greenblatt 注意到，他所看到的患者群体中出现了令人不安的趋势。“五年或十年前，我们没有接收 11 岁和 12 岁的孩子，”他说。“他们的人数要少得多，他们可以在门诊接受治疗。但是发病年龄越来越小，症状越来越严重。”