How to deal with the transition from Pervasive Developmental Disorders in DSM-IV to Autism Spectrum Disorder in DSM-V.

摘要

PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS (PDD) consist of five subtypes (Autistic Disorder, Rett's Disorder, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, Asperger's Disorder and Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Not Otherwise Specified [PDD-NOS]) as defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fourth Edition (DSM-FV) published by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) in 1994. The fifth edition of DSM (DSM-V), which will replace DSM-IV, is scheduled to appear in 2013 and its development and drafts are posted on the APA homepage.