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Mental Disorders Diagnosed in Childhood
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Definition
: Those psychiatric disorders usually first diagnosed in infancy, childhood, or adolescence. These disorders can also be first diagnosed during other life stages.
used for searching: indexers and catalogers apply specifics; do not use for diagnosis of a specific disorder in a child; DF: MENTAL DIS DIAG CHILD
Examples
Anxiety, Separation
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Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders
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Child Behavior Disorders
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Child Development Disorders, Pervasive
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Communication Disorders
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Developmental Disabilities
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Elimination Disorders
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Feeding and Eating Disorders of Childhood
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Learning Disorders
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Intellectual Disability
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Motor Skills Disorders
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Mutism
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Reactive Attachment Disorder
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Schizophrenia, Childhood
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Stereotypic Movement Disorder
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Tic Disorders
Other names
Mental Disorders, Child; Mental Disorder, Child; Disorders, Child Mental; Disorder, Child Mental; Child Mental Disorder; Disorders Usually Diagnosed in Infancy, Childhood ; Child Mental Disorders
