DSM-IV-TR › Disorders usually first diagnosed in infancy, childhood, or adolescence › Other disorders of infancy, childhood, or adolescence 

Other Disorders of Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence

The Other Disorders of Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence Section is comprised of the following subsections:

• Separation Anxiety Disorder
  The essential feature of Separation Anxiety Disorder is excessive anxiety concerning separation from the home or from those to whom the person is attached.
• Selective Mutism (formerly Elective Mutism)
  The essential feature of Selective Mutism is the persistent failure to speak in specific social situations (e.g., school, with playmates) where speaking is expected, despite speaking in other situations.
• Reactive Attachment Disorder of Infancy or Early Childhood
  The essential feature of Reactive Attachment Disorder is markedly disturbed and developmentally inappropriate social relatedness in most contexts that begins before age 5 years and is associated with grossly pathological care.
• Stereotypic Movement Disorder (formerly Stereotypy/Habit Disorder)
  The essential feature of Stereotypic Movement Disorder is motor behavior that is repetitive, often seemingly driven, and nonfunctional.
• Disorder of Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence Not Otherwise Specified
  This category is a residual category for disorders with onset in infancy, childhood, or adolescence that do not meet criteria for any specific disorder in the Classification.

Reprinted with permission from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision^TM. Copyright 2000 American Psychiatric Association. All Rights Reserved.