Developmental disorders are groups of psychiatric conditions.
How do they occur, what is there to know about them?
Developmental disorder
Developmental disorders comprise a group of psychiatric conditions originating in childhood that involve serious impairment in different areas. There are several ways of using this term. The most narrow concept is used in the category "Specific Disorders of Psychological Development" in the ICD-10. These disorders comprise developmental language disorder, learning disorders, motor disorders and autism spectrum disorders. In broader definitions ADHD is included, and the term used is neurodevelopmental disorders. Yet others include antisocial behavior and schizophrenia that begins in childhood and continues through life. However
clear treatment strategies for NPD, neither medication, nor Psychotherapy. There is evidence that therapies effective in the treatment of other personality disorders do not generalise to NPD. Psychiatric diagnoses are not formulated for stability over time. Spontaneous recovery from mental ill-health does sometime occur and many comorbid conditions (e.g. anxiety) can be treated.
Clinical and research aspects Narcissistic personality disorder Required element within normal development.
Karen Horney saw the narcissistic personality as a temperament trait molded by a certain kind of early environment. She did not see narcissistic