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A Critical Review of DSM‐III in the Developmental Disorder of Childhood
Author(s) -
Hoshino Yoshihiko,
Volkmar Fred R.,
Kumashiro Hisashi,
Cohen Donald J.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
psychiatry and clinical neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1440-1819
pISSN - 1323-1316
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1819.1986.tb01608.x
Subject(s) - diagnostic classification of mental health and developmental disorders of infancy and early childhood , psychology , autism , developmental disorder , psychiatry , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , prevalence of mental disorders , mental health
This paper presents a summary and critical review of the DSM‐III diagnostic system for childhood psychiatric disorders with particular reference to developmental disorders. The rational for a multiaxial system, explicit diagnostic criteria, and a phenomenologicalapproach are outlined. Criteria for mental retardation, infantile autism, and specific developmental disorders are reviewed. While this system is an advance over previous schemesmany problems are also evident. These include a lack of specificity of the criteria, inconsistencies in criteria, and placement on the axes of mental disorders.