Specific developmental disorder

Specific developmental disorder
SpecialtyPsychiatry

Specific developmental disorders (SDD) was a classification of disorders characterized by delayed development in one specific area or areas.[1][2][3][4] Specific developmental disorders were contrasted to pervasive developmental disorders[4] which were characterized by delays in the development of multiple basic functions including socialization and communication.[5]

  1. ^ Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition. Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Association. 2013.
  2. ^ The Icd-10 Classification of Mental and Behavioural Disorders: Clinical Descriptions and Diagnostic Guidelines. Geneva: World Health Organization. 1992.
  3. ^ Ahuja Vyas: Textbook of Postgraduate Psychiatry (2 Vols.), 2nd ed. 1999
  4. ^ a b "Medical Definition of Specific developmental disorder".
  5. ^ "Pervasive Developmental Disorders Information Page: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)". Archived from the original on 2016-12-15. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
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