J Korean Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry.  2007 Oct;18(2):88-96.

The Korean Practice Parameter for the Treatment of Pervasive Developmental Disorders: Clinical Manifestation, Epidemiology, Course, Causes, and Comorbidity

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Psychiatry, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
  • 2Department of Psychiatry, Gachon University of Medicine and Science, Incheon, Korea.
  • 3Department of Neuropsychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
  • 4Department of Neuropsychiatry, Eulji University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
  • 5Department of Neuropsychiatry, Kyungpook National University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
  • 6Department of Psychiatry, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea.
  • 7Department of Neuropsychiatry, Medical School, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea.
  • 8Department of Neuropsychiatry, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea. jwsonn@chungbuk.ac.kr.

Abstract

Pervasive developmental disorders are characterized by lifelong impairments in fundamental social and/or communication skills and by the presence of seemingly purposeless and repetitive behaviors, interests, or activities. A number of possible biological etiologies, including genetic, structural and functional brain abnormalities, have been identified in patients with pervasive developmental disorders. In addition, clinicians should take the possibility of comorbid psychiatric conditions into consideration when making the differential diagnosis of pervasive developmental disorders.

Keyword

Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Practice Parameter; Clinical Features; Etiology; Comorbidity

MeSH Terms

Brain
Comorbidity*
Diagnosis, Differential
Epidemiology*
Humans
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