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Are children susceptible to mental illnesses?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Children usually: Are flexible in how they handle stressors. But children can be vulnerable to some forms of mental illness just as adults are. There are some mental illnesses however, that do not normally present until later in life.

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Answered 4/13/2015

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