Pervasive Refusal Syndrome in Autistic Spectrum Disorder

Pervasive Refusal Syndrome (PRS) is a rare child psychiatric condition. We describe a case of PRS in a 9-year-old boy with a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) presenting with severe weight loss due to extreme restriction of food and fluids. Other prominent symptoms included total mutism, s...

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Main Authors: Emily Claire Bond, Rosalind Yvonne Kirton Oliphant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Psychiatry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5049818
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