ch 15 - childhood & adolescent disorders

• concerns about the DSM-II focused on the fact that the DSM system that was developed for adults was used to diagnose childhood problems, event though there were often no adult counterparts to them
• nina, age 8, and her brother, age 19, are both experiencing severe anxiety. for medication, benzodiazepines and SSRIs would likely be given to both of them.
• when diagnosing childhood depression with the DSM-V, the major symptom of irritability may be substituted for the adult symptom of depressed mood
• the rise in diagnosis of childhood bipolar disorder may be due to erroneous application of the bipolar diagnosis to a wide range of behavioral problems such as ADHD
• juvenile delinquency


  the legal term used to refer to violations of the law committed by minors
• medications in the treatment of enuresis may help reduce symptoms in children who do not respond to behavioral treatments; however, there is typically relapse when these drugs are discontinued
• compared to specific phobia, ADHD is less common yet more commonly diagnosed by mental health professionals
• echolalia occurs in typically developing children, however, it is more common and persistent in children with autism
• coprolalia


  the verbal tic of shouting out profanities