tiles) con sentimientos de autoimagen pobre, aislamiento y tristeza

Fig. 3. Es necesario fomentar el desarrollo de habilidades sociales
para evitar el aislamiento.
tiles) con sentimientos de autoimagen pobre, aislamiento y tristeza, aunque también
puede cursar con conductas agresivas.
Se han descrito algunos casos de trastornos psicóticos (crónicos o agudos), que raramente aparecen antes de la adolescencia.
Es importante prestar toda la atención a la sintomatología aquí descrita para no diagnosticar erróneamente los problemas neuroconductuales como desórdenes psiquiátricos,
puesto que en este caso las estrategias terapéuticas son radicalmente diferentes.
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