[The concept of «multiple complex developmental disorder» - a disorder of social interaction, paranoid thinking and social anxiety in a 17-year-old boy]

Z Kinder Jugendpsychiatr Psychother. 2012 Sep;40(5):341-9. doi: 10.1024/1422-4917/a000191.
[Article in German]

Abstract

Objectives: Multiple complex developmental disorder (MCDD) is a little-known disorder characterized by disturbances in the regulation of emotions, social interactions and thought disorders. Neither the classification system of ICD-10 nor the DSM-IV lists MCDD as an independent disorder.

Methods: The study presents an overview on diagnostic criteria, current research and illustration by a case report of a 17-year-old adolescent.

Results: MCDD, autistic disorders and schizophrenic disorders partially overlap. A clear classification or differentiation is currently not clearly possible.

Conclusions: Many open questions remain, and further research is needed.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Behavior Therapy
  • Child
  • Child Development Disorders, Pervasive / classification
  • Child Development Disorders, Pervasive / diagnosis*
  • Child Development Disorders, Pervasive / psychology*
  • Child Development Disorders, Pervasive / therapy
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Comorbidity
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Interpersonal Relations*
  • Learning Disabilities / classification
  • Learning Disabilities / diagnosis
  • Learning Disabilities / psychology
  • Learning Disabilities / therapy
  • Male
  • Paranoid Behavior / classification
  • Paranoid Behavior / diagnosis*
  • Paranoid Behavior / psychology*
  • Paranoid Behavior / therapy
  • Phobic Disorders / classification
  • Phobic Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Phobic Disorders / psychology*
  • Phobic Disorders / therapy
  • Schizotypal Personality Disorder / classification
  • Schizotypal Personality Disorder / diagnosis
  • Schizotypal Personality Disorder / psychology
  • Schizotypal Personality Disorder / therapy
  • Social Adjustment*
  • Thinking*