Psychiatry and Psychology

Developmental Disabilities

Disorders in which there is a delay in development based on that expected for a given age level or stage of development. These impairments or disabilities originate before age 18, may be expected to continue indefinitely, and constitute a substantial impairment. Biological and nonbiological factors are involved in these disorders. (From American Psychiatric Glossary, 6th ed)

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Abstract

Disorders in which there is a delay in development based on that expected for a given age level or stage of development. These impairments or disabilities originate before age 18, may be expected to continue indefinitely, and constitute a substantial impairment. Biological and nonbiological factors are involved in these disorders. (From American Psychiatric Glossary, 6th ed)

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Synonyms

15 entry terms
  • Child Development Disorders
  • Development Disorders, Child
  • Disabilities, Developmental
  • Child Development Disorder
  • Development Disorder, Child
  • Developmental Disability
  • Disability, Developmental
  • Child Development Deviations
  • Child Development Disorders, Specific
  • Developmental Delay Disorders
  • Child Development Deviation
  • Development Deviation, Child
  • Development Deviations, Child
  • Developmental Delay Disorder
  • Deviation, Child Development

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31 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, virology.

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History Note

96; was CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS 1981-95; was CHILD DEVELOPMENT DEVIATIONS 1968-80

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Previous Indexing

  • Child Behavior Disorders (1966-1967)
  • Child Psychology (1966-1967)

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  1. F03w.625w.421w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Developmental Disabilities. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002658. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002658
  2. Developmental Disabilities. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developmental_disability
  3. Developmental Disabilities. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1142806