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Abandoned child syndrome
Abandoned child syndrome is a behavioral or psychological condition that results from the loss of one or both parents.
Abandoned child syndrome is a behavioral or psychological condition that results from the loss of one or both parents.
Adjustment disorder
Adjustment disorder is a psychological response to an identifiable stressor or group of stressors that cause significant emotional or behavioral symptoms that do not meet criteria for anxiety di...
Adjustment disorder is a psychological response to an identifiable stressor or group of stressors that cause significant emotional or behavioral symptoms that do not meet criteria for anxiety di...
Adopted child syndrome
Adopted child syndrome is a controversial term that has been used to explain behaviors in adopted children that are claimed to be related to their adoptive status.
Adopted child syndrome is a controversial term that has been used to explain behaviors in adopted children that are claimed to be related to their adoptive status.
Asperger syndrome
Asperger syndrome (AS), also known as Asperger's syndrome or Asperger disorder, is an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) that is characterized by significant difficulties in social inter...
Asperger syndrome (AS), also known as Asperger's syndrome or Asperger disorder, is an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) that is characterized by significant difficulties in social inter...
Attachment therapy
Attachment therapy is the most commonly used term for a controversial category of alternative child mental health interventions intended to treat attachment disorders.
Attachment therapy is the most commonly used term for a controversial category of alternative child mental health interventions intended to treat attachment disorders.
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a developmental disorder.
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a developmental disorder.
Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule
The Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule is an instrument for diagnosing and assessing Autism.
The Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule is an instrument for diagnosing and assessing Autism.
Callous and Unemotional Traits
Callous and Unemotional traits are distinguished by a persistent pattern of behavior that reflects a disregard for others, a lack of empathy and generally deficient affect.
Callous and Unemotional traits are distinguished by a persistent pattern of behavior that reflects a disregard for others, a lack of empathy and generally deficient affect.
Callous and unemotional traits
Callous and unemotional (CU) traits are distinguished by a persistent pattern of behavior that reflects a disregard for others, a lack of empathy and generally deficient affect.
Callous and unemotional (CU) traits are distinguished by a persistent pattern of behavior that reflects a disregard for others, a lack of empathy and generally deficient affect.
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) is a name for NHS-provided services for children in the mental health arena in the UK. In the UK they are often organised around a 4 Tie...
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) is a name for NHS-provided services for children in the mental health arena in the UK. In the UK they are often organised around a 4 Tie...
Child psychopathology
Child psychopathology is the manifestation of psychological disorders in children and adolescents.
Child psychopathology is the manifestation of psychological disorders in children and adolescents.
Child pyromaniac
A child pyromaniac is a child with an impulse-control disorder that is primarily distinguished by a compulsion to set fires in order to relieve built-up tension.
A child pyromaniac is a child with an impulse-control disorder that is primarily distinguished by a compulsion to set fires in order to relieve built-up tension.
Childhood disintegrative disorder
Childhood disintegrative disorder (CDD), also known as Heller's syndrome and disintegrative psychosis, is a rare (1.7 cases per 100,000) condition characterized by late onset (...
Childhood disintegrative disorder (CDD), also known as Heller's syndrome and disintegrative psychosis, is a rare (1.7 cases per 100,000) condition characterized by late onset (...
Conduct disorder
Conduct disorder is a psychological disorder diagnosed in childhood that presents itself through a repetitive and persistent pattern of behavior in which the basic rights of others or major age-...
Conduct disorder is a psychological disorder diagnosed in childhood that presents itself through a repetitive and persistent pattern of behavior in which the basic rights of others or major age-...
Deficits in Attention, Motor control and Perception
DAMP—deficits in attention, motor control and perception—is a psychiatric concept conceived by Christopher Gillberg.
DAMP—deficits in attention, motor control and perception—is a psychiatric concept conceived by Christopher Gillberg.
Diagnosis of Asperger syndrome
Several factors complicate the diagnosis of Asperger syndrome (AS), an autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Several factors complicate the diagnosis of Asperger syndrome (AS), an autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Disorder of written expression
Disorder of written expression is a childhood condition characterized by poor writing skills.
Disorder of written expression is a childhood condition characterized by poor writing skills.
Elective mutism
Elective mutism is the former name for selective mutism, a childhood anxiety disorder.
Elective mutism is the former name for selective mutism, a childhood anxiety disorder.
Encopresis
Encopresis (from the Greek κοπρος (kopros, dung), also known as paradoxical diarrhea) is involuntary fecal soiling in adults and children who have usually already been toilet trained.
Encopresis (from the Greek κοπρος (kopros, dung), also known as paradoxical diarrhea) is involuntary fecal soiling in adults and children who have usually already been toilet trained.
Expressive language disorder
Expressive language disorder is a communication disorder in which there are difficulties with verbal and written expression.
Expressive language disorder is a communication disorder in which there are difficulties with verbal and written expression.
Gilliam Asperger's Disorder Scale
The Gilliam Asperger's Disorder Scale is a tool for assisting the diagnosis of Asperger syndrome.
The Gilliam Asperger's Disorder Scale is a tool for assisting the diagnosis of Asperger syndrome.
Hebrew Academy for Special Children
Hebrew Academy For Special Children (HASC) is a Jewish non-profit agency in New York City, United States, providing a wide range of supportive services to children with special needs.
Hebrew Academy For Special Children (HASC) is a Jewish non-profit agency in New York City, United States, providing a wide range of supportive services to children with special needs.
Language delay
Language delay is a failure to develop language abilities on the usual developmental timetable.
Language delay is a failure to develop language abilities on the usual developmental timetable.
Learning disability
Learning disability is a classification including several disorders in which a person has difficulty learning in a typical manner, usually caused by an unknown factor or factors.
Learning disability is a classification including several disorders in which a person has difficulty learning in a typical manner, usually caused by an unknown factor or factors.
Mental retardation
Mental retardation is a generalized disorder appearing before adulthood, characterized by significantly impaired cognitive functioning and deficits in two or more adaptive behaviors.
Mental retardation is a generalized disorder appearing before adulthood, characterized by significantly impaired cognitive functioning and deficits in two or more adaptive behaviors.
Neurodevelopmental disorder
A neurodevelopmental disorder, or disorder of neural development, is an impairment of the growth and development of the brain or central nervous system.
A neurodevelopmental disorder, or disorder of neural development, is an impairment of the growth and development of the brain or central nervous system.
Oppositional defiant disorder
Oppositional defiant disorder is a diagnosis described by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders as an ongoing pattern of anger guided disobedience, hostilely defiant beha...
Oppositional defiant disorder is a diagnosis described by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders as an ongoing pattern of anger guided disobedience, hostilely defiant beha...
PANDAS
PANDAS is an acronym for Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal infections.
PANDAS is an acronym for Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal infections.
Parent Management Training
Parent Management Training is a program that trains parents to manage their children's behavioral problems at home and at school.
Parent Management Training is a program that trains parents to manage their children's behavioral problems at home and at school.
Pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome
Pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome is a working proposal for research purposes attempting to define for study a group of children who have "abrupt, dramatic onset of obsessive-comp...
Pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome is a working proposal for research purposes attempting to define for study a group of children who have "abrupt, dramatic onset of obsessive-comp...
Pervasive developmental disorder
The diagnostic category pervasive developmental disorders (PDD), as opposed to specific developmental disorders (SDD), refers to a group of five disorders characterized by delays in the de...
The diagnostic category pervasive developmental disorders (PDD), as opposed to specific developmental disorders (SDD), refers to a group of five disorders characterized by delays in the de...
Pica (disorder)
Pica is characterized by an appetite for substances largely non-nutritive (such as clay or chalk).
Pica is characterized by an appetite for substances largely non-nutritive (such as clay or chalk).
Regressive autism
Regressive autism occurs when a child appears to develop typically but then starts to lose speech and social skills, typically between the ages of 15 and 30 months, and is subsequently diagnosed...
Regressive autism occurs when a child appears to develop typically but then starts to lose speech and social skills, typically between the ages of 15 and 30 months, and is subsequently diagnosed...
School refusal
School refusal is a term originally used in the United Kingdom to describe refusal to attend school, due to emotional distress.
School refusal is a term originally used in the United Kingdom to describe refusal to attend school, due to emotional distress.
Selective mutism
Selective mutism (SM) is an anxiety disorder in which a person, who is normally capable of speech is unable to speak in given situations, or to specific people.
Selective mutism (SM) is an anxiety disorder in which a person, who is normally capable of speech is unable to speak in given situations, or to specific people.
Sluggish cognitive tempo
Sluggish Cognitive Tempo is an unformalized descriptive term which is used to better identify what appears to be a homogeneous sub-subgroup within the formal subgroup "ADHD predominantly inatten...
Sluggish Cognitive Tempo is an unformalized descriptive term which is used to better identify what appears to be a homogeneous sub-subgroup within the formal subgroup "ADHD predominantly inatten...
Specific developmental disorder
Specific developmental disorders are a category of specific learning disabilities and developmental disorders affecting coordination.
Specific developmental disorders are a category of specific learning disabilities and developmental disorders affecting coordination.
Stephen Faraone
Stephen V. Faraone is an American psychologist.
Stephen V. Faraone is an American psychologist.
Stereotypic movement disorder
Stereotypic movement disorder is a disorder of childhood involving repetitive, nonfunctional motor behavior, that markedly interferes with normal activities or results in bodily injury, and pers...
Stereotypic movement disorder is a disorder of childhood involving repetitive, nonfunctional motor behavior, that markedly interferes with normal activities or results in bodily injury, and pers...
Sydenham's chorea
Sydenham's chorea or chorea minor (historically referred to as Saint Vitus Dance) is a disease characterized by rapid, uncoordinated jerking movements affecting primarily the face, f...
Sydenham's chorea or chorea minor (historically referred to as Saint Vitus Dance) is a disease characterized by rapid, uncoordinated jerking movements affecting primarily the face, f...
Tourette syndrome
Tourette syndrome is an inherited neuropsychiatric disorder with onset in childhood, characterized by multiple physical tics and at least one vocal tic.
Tourette syndrome is an inherited neuropsychiatric disorder with onset in childhood, characterized by multiple physical tics and at least one vocal tic.