Childhood Disorders: The Pervasive Developmental Disorders
McPartland J, Klin A, Westphal A, Volkmar F. Childhood Disorders: The Pervasive Developmental Disorders. 2008, 779-803. DOI: 10.1002/9780470515167.ch45.ChaptersChildhood disintegrative disorderPervasive developmental disorderDevelopmental disordersAppropriate diagnostic assessmentRett disorderEtiologic featuresPsychiatric treatmentDiagnostic assessmentDisordersAtypical patternsAutistic disorderDisintegrative disorderDistinct phenotypicAutism spectrum disorderMultiple areasCurrent knowledgeSpectrum disorderAsperger's disorderDysfunctionAn Update on Autism
Westphal A, Volkmar F. An Update on Autism. FOCUS The Journal Of Lifelong Learning In Psychiatry 2008, 6: 284-292. DOI: 10.1176/foc.6.3.foc284.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersSpecialized rating scalesAutism spectrum disorderThorough diagnostic assessmentRange of symptomsPrevalence of ASDMultidisciplinary evaluationCommon disorderPharmacological interventionsPsychiatric disordersDiagnostic criteriaSelf-sufficient adultsNeurobiological abnormalitiesProfound disturbancesRating ScaleNeurobiological mechanismsDiagnostic assessmentRefining interventionsDisordersMore childrenCareful assessmentGeneral psychiatristsInterventionSymptomsStrong genetic basisSpectrum disorder