Psychiatric problems in individuals with autism, their parents and siblings

International Review of Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 278-298

  Lainhart, Janet E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPULSION; DEPRESSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY STUDY; GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; LIFE EVENT; MENTAL DISEASE; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SIBLING; SLEEP DISORDER; TIC;

EID: 0032753543     PISSN: 09540261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540269974177     Document Type: Review

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