From parent levels
ChapterVMental and behavioural disordersOpen
BlockF90-F98Behavioural and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescenceOpen
Emotional disorders with onset specific to childhood
Mainly exaggerations of normal developmental trends rather than phenomena that are qualitatively abnormal in themselves. Developmental appropriateness is used as the key diagnostic feature in defining the difference between these emotional disorders, with onset specific to childhood, and the neurotic disorders (F40-F48).
Exclusions
- when associated with conduct disorder (F92.-)