For Which Reasons Is It More Difficult to Diagnose Psychiatric

Multiple Choice

For which reasons is it more difficult to diagnose psychiatric disorders in children than in adults? Select all that apply.

A) Children usually lack the abstract cognitive abilities and verbal skills to describe what is happening.
B) Because they are constantly changing and developing, children are unable to discriminate unusual or unwanted symptoms from normal feelings and sensations.
C) Behaviors that are appropriate for a child of one developmental level may be inappropriate for a child of a different developmental level.
D) Sometimes, children outgrow psychiatric disorders.
E) Children and adolescents experience some of the same mental health problems as adults and are diagnosed using the same criteria as for adults.