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ERIC Number: EJ459473
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3257
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Pervasive Developmental Disorders: From DSM-III to DSM-III-R.
Waterhouse, Lynn; And Others
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v22 n4 p525-49 Dec 1992
This paper provides a history of the development of the DSM-III-R (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual III, Revised) section on pervasive developmental disorders. It describes the process by which the text and criteria for "Autistic Disorder" and "Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified" were decided and gives reasons for changes from DSM-III. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Developmental Disabilities, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Diagnosis, Evaluation Criteria, Handicap Identification, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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