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Mental Disorders Diagnosed in Childhood

Medical Definition: Those psychiatric disorders usually first diagnosed in infancy, childhood, or adolescence. These disorders can also be first diagnosed during other life stages.
Guide Notes: Not used for indexing; do not use for diagnosis of a specific disorder in a child DF: MENTAL DIS DIAG CHILD CATALOG: do not use
Also Called: Child Mental Disorders
Mental Disorders Diagnosed in Childhood Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Anxiety, Separation - Anxiety experienced by an individual upon separation from a person or object of particular significance to him.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Child Behavior Disorders - Disturbances considered to be pathological based on age and stage appropriateness, e.g., conduct disturbances and anaclitic depression. This concept does not include psychoneuroses, psychoses, or personality disorders with fixed patterns.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Child Development Disorders, Pervasive - Severe distortions in the development of many basic psychological functions that are not normal for any stage in development. These distortions are manifested in sustained social impairment, speech abnormalities, and peculiar motor movements.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Developmental Disabilities - Disorders in which there is a delay in development based on that expected for a given age level or stage of development. These impairments or disabilities originate before age 18, may be expected to continue indefinitely, and constitute a substantial impairment. Biological and nonbiological factors are involved in these disorders. (From American Psychiatric Glossary, 6th ed)
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Elimination Disorders - Excretory-related psychiatric disorders usually diagnosed in infancy or childhood.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Feeding and Eating Disorders of Childhood - Mental disorders related to feeding and eating that are usually diagnosed in infancy or early childhood.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Motor Skills Disorders - Marked impairments in the development of motor coordination such that the impairment interferes with activities of daily living. (From DSM-IV, 1994)
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Reactive Attachment Disorder - Markedly disturbed and developmentally inappropriate social relatedness that begins before age 5 and is associated with grossly pathological child care. The child may persistently fail to initiate and respond to social interactions in a developmentally appropriate way (inhibited type) or there may be a pattern of diffuse attachments with nondiscriminate sociability (disinhibited type). (From DSM-IV, 1994)
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Stereotypic Movement Disorder - Motor behavior that is repetitive, often seemingly driven, and nonfunctional. This behavior markedly interferes with normal activities or results in severe bodily self-injury. The behavior is not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance or a general medical condition. (DSM-IV, 1994)

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