title: Diagnoses commonly missed in childhood. Long-term outcome and implications for treatment.
abstract: Psychiatric and developmental disorders with onset in early childhood are often missed and commonly overlooked by adult psychiatrists. These disorders have important continuities into adulthood and are powerful predictors of chronicity, comorbidity, and severity. It is essential that they are recognized and taken into account in the assessment and treatment of the adult patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, USA.
authors.forename: F L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Burger
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Lang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002659:Child Development Disorders, Pervasive / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013694:Temperament / Q000502:physiology; D013981:Tic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D016896:Treatment Outcome