Prevalence of pervasive developmental disorder in a sample of psychiatrically hospitalized children and adolescents.
Pervasive developmental disorder (PDD) is underrecognized because of lack of awareness of the wide range of severity and differing manifestations of the disorder. A survey of psychiatrically hospitalized children and adolescents was conducted. 3.2% of the sample of boys was found to have PDD. Underappreciation of the presence of PDD characterized the patients. Family members experienced a wide array of psychiatric symptoms and showed evidence for the presence of familial Tourette syndrome.
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Sagamore Children's Psychiatric Center, New York State Office of Mental Health, Dix Hills 11746, USA.
Sheth
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Fuss
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Levine
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002659:Child Development Disorders, Pervasive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D009518:New York / Q000453:epidemiology; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012114:Residential Treatment; D005879:Tourette Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics