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Ideally, the diagnostic classification of childhood and adolescent psychiatric disorders should indicate the nature of the individual’s pathology; the severity; the etiological agent or agents, if known; and the prognosis, if known.
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Chess, S., Hassibi, M. (1986). Issues in Classification. In: Principles and Practice of Child Psychiatry. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2145-3_7
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