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It is time to bring borderline intellectual functioning back into the main fold of classification systems

Borderline intellectual functioning is an important and frequently unrecognised comorbid condition relevant to the diagnosis and treatment of any and all psychiatric disorders. In the DSM-IV-TR, it is defined by IQ in the 71–84 range. In DSM-5, IQ boundaries are no longer part of the classification,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Wieland, Jannelien, Zitman, Frans G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Royal College of Psychiatrists 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4967780/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27512590
http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/pb.bp.115.051490
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Sumario:Borderline intellectual functioning is an important and frequently unrecognised comorbid condition relevant to the diagnosis and treatment of any and all psychiatric disorders. In the DSM-IV-TR, it is defined by IQ in the 71–84 range. In DSM-5, IQ boundaries are no longer part of the classification, leaving the concept without a clear definition. This modification is one of the least highlighted changes in DSM-5. In this article we describe the history of the classification of borderline intellectual functioning. We provide information about it and on the importance of placing it in the right context and in the right place in future DSM editions and other classification systems such as the International Classification of Diseases.