DSM-IV & DSM-IV-TR: |
Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD) |
Severe impairment pervades broad areas of social and psychological development in children with these mental disorders .
These include the following specific disorders:
Asperger's Disorder | Autistic Disorder | Childhood Disintegrative Disorder | Rett's Disorder
American Psychiatric Association: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition. Washington, DC, American Psychiatric Association, 1994
Also: autism
Practice Guidelines
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Books and Other
Media: Follow the hypertext link to purchase items. |
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- Cohen, Donald J. (Editor), Volkmar, Fred R (Editor) Handbook of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders Hardcover 1997
- Siegel, Bryna The World of the Autistic Child - Understanding and Treating Autistic Spectrum Disorders Paperback 1998
- Volkmar, Fred R. (Editor) Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders (Cambridge Monographs in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) Hardcover 1998
- Waltz Mitzi Pervasive Developmental Disorders Paperback 1999