Diagnostic Criteria of Neurodevelopmental Disorders in DSM-5

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  • DSM-5における神経発達障害の診断基準
  • DSM-5 ニ オケル シンケイ ハッタツ ショウガイ ノ シンダン キジュン

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Fifth edition of the American Psychiatric Association Diagnostic and Statistical Manual(DSM-5)was announced to be published in May 2013. The most characteristic point in DSM-5 is adoption of the new category of autism spectrum disorder. The term of autism spectrum disorder has been used in pediatric neurology field since before. This new category in DSM-5 aims at the integration of Asperger's disorder and autistic disorder. If pragmatic function such as metaphor using ability or comprehension ability between the words is not seen in the case of category, even if there is no stereotyped behavior or even of there is an ability of using language in order to communication to others, such a case should be classified to another new category of social communication disorder or pragmatic communication disorder. This clinical entity is very easy to understand for the researcher of language development study. On the other hand there is danger of over-diagnosis for the normal people who are poor at grasping the vague situation. Catatonia is added as a disease that is easy to merge with autism spectrum disorders. Therapist has trained those people with autism spectrum disorder, who has the poor communication timing, by their training skills. But those effect is not expected. This fact may indicate the possibility that has forced a review of the training method therapist.

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