Table 3.

Current diagnostic criteria for PRS [24]

Diagnostic criteria for pervasive refusal syndrome
1. Clear food refusal and weight loss
2. Social withdrawal and school refusal
3. Partial or complete refusal in two or more of the following domains: mobilization, speech, attention to personal care
4. Active and angry resistance to acts of help and encouragement
5. No organic condition to account for the severity of the degree of symptoms
6. No other psychiatric disorder that could better account for the symptoms