Depression in Persons with Autism: Implications for Research and Clinical Care

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 299-306

  Ghaziuddin, Mohammad ^a,b   Ghaziuddin, Neera ^a   Greden, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome; Autism; Comorbidity; Depression treatment; Outcome

Indexed keywords

AGE; AUTISM; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LIFE EVENT; MEDICAL CARE; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT CARE; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; MAJOR DEPRESSION; METHODOLOGY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; HUMANS; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 0036673539     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016330802348     Document Type: Review

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