Developmental Disorders

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-007843

1. Disorders in which there is a delay in development based on that expected for a given age level or stage of development. These impairments or disabilities originate before age 18, may be expected to continue indefinitely, and constitute a substantial impairment. Biological and nonbiological factors are involved in these disorders.(American Psychiatric Glossary, 6th ed}

2. A disorder diagnosed in childhood that is marked by either physical or mental impairment or both, which in turn affects the child from achieving age related developmental milestones.

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-ENV-007843
Field	Environment
References	NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH); National Cancer Institute Thesaurus (CC BY 4.0)

Record as JSON

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  "references": [
    "NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)",
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
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  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/developmental-disorders/"
}

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