A patient with the velocardiofacial syndrome (DiGeorge Syndrome, microdeletion 22q11.2) may develop a number of complications, including psychiatric disorders. Gothelf et al identified risk factors for psychosis in these patients. The authors are Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Tel Aviv University, Stanford University, University of Washington at Seattle, and the University of Geneva.
The development of a psychotic disorder in these patients usually shows a slow evolution that only becomes manifest in late adolescence or early adulthood.
Risk factors for the presence of a psychotic disorder during adolescence:
