Title: New Perspectives on the Classification of Child Psychiatric Disorders
Abstract: Chapter 37 New Perspectives on the Classification of Child Psychiatric Disorders Elena Garralda, Elena GarraldaSearch for more papers by this author Elena Garralda, Elena GarraldaSearch for more papers by this author Book Editor(s):David Skuse, David Skuse University College London, UKSearch for more papers by this authorHelen Bruce, Helen Bruce East London NHS Foundation Trust, UKSearch for more papers by this authorLinda Dowdney, Linda Dowdney UKSearch for more papers by this author First published: 12 May 2017 https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119170235.ch37 AboutPDFPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShareShare a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Summary The two most widely used classification systems of mental health disorders are the World Health Organization's International Classification of Diseases (ICD) and the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). Classification in child and adolescent psychiatry is a tool for communication amongst clinicians and researchers. The modern area in psychiatric classification started with the development of a Glossary of Mental Disorders and Guide to Classification in 1974, which brought order to the previous 'chaotic state of the classifications in use in psychiatry', and in the USA with DSM-III's narrative description of the clinical features of disorders. Earlier ICD classifications supported a multi-dimensional and multi-axial framework for child psychiatric diagnoses, as did DSM-IV for disorders across the age range. In DSM-5 the neurodevelopment disorders are characterized by persistent behavioural and cognitive problems that affect brain-based functions, including intellectual function and learning, communication and social function, attention and motor control. Child Psychology and Psychiatry: Frameworks for Clinical Training and Practice, Third Edition RelatedInformation
Publication Year: 2017
Publication Date: 2017-05-12
Language: en
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