The study investigated whether the application of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5) diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder results in different diagnostic outcomes com pared with the DSM, fourth edition, text revision (DSM-IV-TR) in a cohort of Italian children with autism. To do so, both DSM-IV-TR and DSM-5 diagnostic criteria were applied to children believed to have autism. In comparison with the DSM-IV-TR criteria, DSM-5 cri teria resulted in a lower proportion of children being diagnosed with autism. This difference in diagnostic outcome has implications about the access of children with autism to health care services as well as for their families being able to receive adequate support. We suggest that some DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for a diagnosis of autism should be revisited.
Lo studio esplora l'applicazione dei criteri diagnostici del Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, quinta edizione (DSM-5) per il disturbo dello spettro autistico porta a risultati diagnostici diversi rispetto al DSM, quarta edizione, revisione del testo (DSM-IV-TR) in una coorte di bambini italiani con autismo. Per fare ciò, sia i criteri diagnostici del DSM-IV-TR che quelli del DSM-5 sono stati applicati a bambini ritenuti affetti da autismo. Rispetto ai criteri del DSM-IV-TR, i criteri del DSM-5 hanno portato a una percentuale inferiore di bambini con diagnosi di autismo. Questa differenza nell'esito diagnostico ha implicazioni sull'accesso dei bambini con autismo ai servizi sanitari e sulla capacità delle loro famiglie di ricevere un sostegno adeguato. Suggeriamo che alcuni criteri diagnostici del DSM-5 per una diagnosi di autismo dovrebbero essere rivisti.
The impact of DSM-5 on the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder / Ferrara, R.; Nappo, R.; Ansermet, F.; Ricci, P.; Massoni, F.; Carbone, G.; Sparaci, A.; Nonnis, E.; Ricci, L.; Ricci, S.. - In: PSYCHIATRIC ANNALS. - ISSN 0048-5713. - 51:1(2021), pp. 38-46. [10.3928/00485713-20201205-01]
The impact of DSM-5 on the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder
Ferrara R.
;Ricci P.;Massoni F.;
2021
Abstract
The study investigated whether the application of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5) diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder results in different diagnostic outcomes com pared with the DSM, fourth edition, text revision (DSM-IV-TR) in a cohort of Italian children with autism. To do so, both DSM-IV-TR and DSM-5 diagnostic criteria were applied to children believed to have autism. In comparison with the DSM-IV-TR criteria, DSM-5 cri teria resulted in a lower proportion of children being diagnosed with autism. This difference in diagnostic outcome has implications about the access of children with autism to health care services as well as for their families being able to receive adequate support. We suggest that some DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for a diagnosis of autism should be revisited.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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