作者: Ahmad Ghanizadeh
DOI: 10.1007/S10803-007-0445-6
关键词: Developmental disorder 、 Psychology 、 Mass screening 、 Mental health 、 Psychiatry 、 Autism 、 Incidence (epidemiology) 、 Pervasive developmental disorder 、 Rating scale 、 Asperger syndrome
摘要: To study prevalence rates of pervasive developmental disorder (PDD) symptoms and differences between subtypes in school age Iranian children. A random sample 2,000 children from both genders was selected. parent-completed, DSM-IV-referenced rating scale PDD used. About 1.9% the obtained screening cutoff scores for probable autistic 0.5 asperger's disorder. The rate not more girls than boys. suspected cases Iran is very high gender related. It shows need consideration mental health programs planning.