Jonathan states that "those who work among the homeless" believe the principal cause of homelessness is economic, due to the shortage of low income housing, and wages to lease them. ... He indicates the results of a study published by the Massachusetts Medical Society, that mental illness only accounts for 12% of the illnesses among the homeless, excluding alcohol and drug abuse. He believes that mental illness in the United States bears a "stigma," that society assumes the homeless are mentally ill because it is easier for us to blame the problem on an uncontrollable mental illness then to ...

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It is believed that childhood-onset schizophrenia is "continuous with the adolescent- and adult-onset versions of the disorder" (Schaeffer 538), and the process of the disease is similar for both groups (Kumra). ... These anomalies are believed to be "an indirect index for early prenatal central nervous system maldevelopment" (Hata 17). ... Antipsychotic drugs are usually the most important aspect of treatment and are necessary in reducing symptoms of psychosis (Schaeffer 543), but those who prescribe the medication should be careful about evaluating the biological differences in children...

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