In the chapter dedicated to the Pervasive Developmental Disorders in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition (DSM-IV), which was published in 1994, various nosographic entities born in the scientific context of Mitteleuropa found recognition, even though with a delay of several decades. In 2013, the DSM-5 erased all five mentioned diagnostic subcategories of the DSM-IV, proposing a single, all-embracing category of Autism Spectrum Disorder, subdivided into 3 severity degrees. In our opinion, this subdivision does not reflect the great clinical heterogeneity of the disorder, and therefore the DSM-5 autism classification requires improvements.
Posar Annio, Visconti Paola. (2018). Infantile autism and Mitteleuropa. TURK PEDIATRI ARSIVI, 53(4), 271-272 [10.5152/TurkPediatriArs.2018.18065].
Infantile autism and Mitteleuropa.
Posar Annio
;Visconti Paola.
2018
Abstract
In the chapter dedicated to the Pervasive Developmental Disorders in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition (DSM-IV), which was published in 1994, various nosographic entities born in the scientific context of Mitteleuropa found recognition, even though with a delay of several decades. In 2013, the DSM-5 erased all five mentioned diagnostic subcategories of the DSM-IV, proposing a single, all-embracing category of Autism Spectrum Disorder, subdivided into 3 severity degrees. In our opinion, this subdivision does not reflect the great clinical heterogeneity of the disorder, and therefore the DSM-5 autism classification requires improvements.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
