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Developmental dimensions of DSM-III diagnoses in adolescent psychiatric patients.
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Psychiatric DisordersDevelopmental DimensionsMental HealthChild Mental HealthPersonality DisorderPsychologyMental DisordersDsm-iii DiagnosesDevelopmental DisorderHealth SciencesMental Health ServicesPsychiatryIncreased Ego DevelopmentPsychiatric DisorderPediatricsEgo DevelopmentMood DisordersMedicineChild PsychiatryPsychopathology
In a study of the relationship between ego development and DSM-III diagnoses among 140 psychiatrically hospitalized adolescents, it was found that severity of psychiatric diagnosis decreased with increased ego development. Discussion focuses on the need to introduce innovative and empirically valid developmental perspectives into the process of diagnosing children and adolescents who require mental health services.