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This study describes a comprehensive evaluation of 100 preschoolers who were referred to a child development unit in a community mental health center. Ninety-five per cent of the referred children met the criteria for a DSM-III diagnosis, and an approximately equal number of children also had an Axis I or Axis II diagnosis. The significance of some of the symptoms such as tics, as well as the potential effects of family and psychosocial stressors on the very young, are briefly discussed.
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The authors gratefully acknowledge valuable assistance of the Child Development Unit staff, especially, Barbara Aston, ACSW, Jacqueline Ellis, Ph.D., Mary Kay Borts, M. A., Melinda Parker, M.Ed., Lynn Rae, ACSW, Joyce Wise, M.A., Mary Graham, M. S., Sharon Campbell, O.T.R., and Sheila Burks, Ph.D.
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Kashani, J.H., Horwitz, E., Ray, J.S. et al. DSM-III diagnostic classification of 100 preschoolers in a child development unit. Child Psych Hum Dev 16, 137–147 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00706171
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