TY - JOUR
T1 - Pervasive developmental disorders and autism spectrum disorders
T2 - Are these disorders one and the same?
AU - Tateno, Masaru
AU - Kikuchi, Saya
AU - Uehara, Kumi
AU - Fukita, Kyoko
AU - Uchida, Naoki
AU - Sasaki, Ryuji
AU - Saito, Toshikazu
PY - 2011/3
Y1 - 2011/3
N2 - The concept of pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) closely resemble each other. Both ICD-10 and DSM-IV use the term PDD. The authors surveyed the perception of PDD/ASD and attitudes toward terminology. The subjects of this study were 205 medical/social-welfare professionals working in fields relating to developmental disorders. Questionnaires were mailed to site investigators at the collaborating institutes. With regard to what the scope of ASD and PDD encompasses, the answers were almost equally divided among three views: ASD and PDD are the same, PDD is wider in scope and ASD is wider. The terms PDD and autism were used in slightly different ways depended upon the situation. Our results demonstrate that the parameters of PDD and ASD are unclear and that the terms related to PDD/ASD are often used differently. Further studies are required to develop more clear and reliable diagnostic criteria for PDD.
AB - The concept of pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) closely resemble each other. Both ICD-10 and DSM-IV use the term PDD. The authors surveyed the perception of PDD/ASD and attitudes toward terminology. The subjects of this study were 205 medical/social-welfare professionals working in fields relating to developmental disorders. Questionnaires were mailed to site investigators at the collaborating institutes. With regard to what the scope of ASD and PDD encompasses, the answers were almost equally divided among three views: ASD and PDD are the same, PDD is wider in scope and ASD is wider. The terms PDD and autism were used in slightly different ways depended upon the situation. Our results demonstrate that the parameters of PDD and ASD are unclear and that the terms related to PDD/ASD are often used differently. Further studies are required to develop more clear and reliable diagnostic criteria for PDD.
KW - Asperger's syndrome
KW - Autism
KW - Autism spectrum disorders
KW - Diagnostic criteria
KW - Pervasive developmental disorders
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U2 - 10.4306/pi.2011.8.1.67
DO - 10.4306/pi.2011.8.1.67
M3 - Article
C2 - 21519540
AN - SCOPUS:79955492608
SN - 1738-3684
VL - 8
SP - 67
EP - 70
JO - Psychiatry Investigation
JF - Psychiatry Investigation
IS - 1
ER -
