Case Report
Pervasive Refusal Syndrome: Three Case Reports—Autism as a Predisposing Factor and Gentle Coercion to Shorten Duration of Disorder?
Table 1
Diagnostic criteria for PRS as adapted by Jaspers et al. [
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| 1) Partial or complete refusal in three or more of the following domains: (1) eating, (2) mobilization, (3) speech, and (4) attention to personal care | 2) Active and angry resistance to acts of help and encouragement | 3) Social withdrawal and school refusal | 4) No organic condition accounts for the severity of the degree of symptoms | 5) No other psychiatric disorder could better account for the symptoms | 6) The endangered state of the patient requires hospitalization |
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