[Pervasive refusal syndrome is a severe child psychiatric disorder].
Pervasive refusal syndrome (PRS) is a severe, pervasive and potentially life-threatening disorder, which was first de--scribed in 1991, as a syndrome of child psychiatric disorder. Little has been written about PRS. We report a case story of a ten-year-old boy developing all symptoms of PRS, including inability to eat, move or speak. Psychopharmacological treat-ment was not successful. Full rehabilitation was reported after a period of inpatient treatment and outpatient follow-up. Different aetiological factors for PRS have been proposed. A number of these are presented in the case story.
dittehulgaard@gmail.com/dhulgaard@health.sdu.dk.
Ditte
D
Hulgaard
Jeanette
J
Wacher
Gitte
G
Dehlholm-Lambertsen
D002648:Child; D002659:Child Development Disorders, Pervasive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D019959:Feeding and Eating Disorders of Childhood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013577:Syndrome