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Publication Date: 1981-Jul
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Differentiations Within the Classification of Childhood Psychoses: A Continuing Dilemma.
Noll, Robert B.; Benedict, Helen
Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, v27 n3 p175-95 Jul 1981
Reviews literature pertaining to diagnosis of young children with psychotic symptoms and concludes that infantile autism and childhood schizophrenia constitute two distinct groups. A third diagnostic category, developmental psychosis, is proposed and illustrated by a detailed case history. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Autism, Case Studies, Clinical Diagnosis, Family Characteristics, Psychosis, Schizophrenia, Young Children
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Language: English
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