title: Two males with childhood disintegrative disorder: a prospective 14-year outcome study.
abstract: A prospective 14-year outcome study of two children meeting DSM-IV criteria for childhood disintegrative disorder is presented. Their ages at first evaluation were 4 years 7 months and 6 years 3 months. Both are now adults and continue to have a severe pervasive developmental disorder, mental retardation, seizure disorder, and are non-verbal. Both require residential care.
authors.affiliation: Child Evaluation and Treatment Program, Grand Forks, ND 58202, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Burd
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ivey
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barth
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kerbeshian
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002659:Child Development Disorders, Pervasive / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology; D014705:Verbal Behavior