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TROUBLE EVITEMENT ENFANCE ADOLESCENCE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-05-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mental Disorders
- Human Behaviour
- Clinical Psychology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- avoidant disorder of childhood or adolescence
1, record 1, English, avoidant%20disorder%20of%20childhood%20or%20adolescence
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The essential feature of this disorder is an excessive shrinking from contact with unfamiliar people that is of sufficient severity to interfere with social functioning in peer relationships and that is of at least six months' duration. This is coupled with a clear desire for social involvement with familiar people, such as peers the person knows well and family members. 2, record 1, English, - avoidant%20disorder%20of%20childhood%20or%20adolescence
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The DSM-III-R [Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, Third edition - Revised] diagnosis of avoidant disorder of childhood or adolescence has been deleted and subsumed with social phobia in DSM-IV [Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, Fourth edition]. 3, record 1, English, - avoidant%20disorder%20of%20childhood%20or%20adolescence
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Troubles mentaux
- Comportement humain
- Psychologie clinique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- trouble : évitement de l'enfance ou de l'adolescence
1, record 1, French, trouble%20%3A%20%C3%A9vitement%20de%20l%27enfance%20ou%20de%20l%27adolescence
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- trouble d'évitement de l'enfance ou de l'adolescence 2, record 1, French, trouble%20d%27%C3%A9vitement%20de%20l%27enfance%20ou%20de%20l%27adolescence
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La caractéristique essentielle de ce trouble est un retrait excessif du contact avec les étrangers, suffisamment grave pour retentir sur les relations avec les camarades, qui dure au moins 6 mois, et qui est associé à un désir évident de relations avec des personnes familières, telles que des camarades bien connus de l'enfant et les membres de la famille. 1, record 1, French, - trouble%20%3A%20%C3%A9vitement%20de%20l%27enfance%20ou%20de%20l%27adolescence
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Ce diagnostic présent dans la troisième version révisée du Manuel diagnostique et statistique des troubles mentaux a été supprimé et intégré au diagnostic de phobie sociale dans la quatrième édition du Manuel diagnostique et statistique des troubles mentaux. 3, record 1, French, - trouble%20%3A%20%C3%A9vitement%20de%20l%27enfance%20ou%20de%20l%27adolescence
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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