The Challenges of Diagnosing Psychopathology in Children

Bernard Rimland (1928–2006), one of the most respected researchers in the field of autism, coined the term "Dyslogic Syndrome" (described in Sheila O'Brien Quinn's review of the posthumously published book of the same name) to account for the commonalities he observed in attention-disordered, learning disabled, depressed, aggressive, defiant, and violent children.

Does this overarching label contribute anything to our understanding of the varied behavioral disorders that affect as many as one in three children in the United States, or does it only further muddy the conceptual and nosological waters associated with diagnosing psychopathology in children?

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Doing Anything That Needs to Be Done to Help Children
By Sheila O'Brien Quinn
      PsycCRITIQUES, 2008 Vol 53(42)