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ERIC Number: EJ635078
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-2194
The Term Comorbidity Is of Questionable Value in Reference to Developmental Disorders: Data and Theory.
Kaplan, Bonnie J.; Dewey, Deborah M.; Crawford, Susan G.; Wilson, Brenda N.
Journal of Learning Disabilities, v34 n6 p555-65 Nov-Dec 2001
This article criticizes the term "comorbidity" used to describe the overlap of developmental syndromes or disorders. Data from 179 school-age children are evaluated for criteria of seven disorders. Since fully 50 percent of the sample met the criteria for at least two diagnoses, the premise that these disorders are discrete categories on which the comorbidity concept rests is discredited. (Contains references.) (DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Clinical Diagnosis, Definitions, Developmental Disabilities, Incidence, Multiple Disabilities, Vocabulary
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Comorbidity
Note: Special Issue: Neurology and Genetics of Learning-Related Traits and Disorders.