The objective of this study was to identify behavioral differences between children with multiple complex developmental disorder (MCDD) and those with pervasive developmental disorder-not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS). Twenty-five children (6-12 years) with MCDD and 86 children with PDD-NOS were compared with respect to psychiatric co-morbidity, psychotic thought problems and social contact problems using the child behavior checklist/4-18, the Dutch version of the diagnostic interview schedule for children-Version IV, the child and adolescent functional assessment scale, and the autism diagnostic observation schedule-generic. MCDD was associated with anxiety disorders, disruptive behavior, and psychotic thought problems. PDD-NOS was associated with deficits in social contact. MCDD differs from autistic disorder, and can also be delineated from PDD-NOS. © 2006 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.
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De Bruin, E. I., De Nijs, P. F. A., Verheij, F., Hartman, C. A., & Ferdinand, R. F. (2007). Multiple complex developmental disorder delineated from PDD-NOS. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 37(6), 1181–1191. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-006-0261-4
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