Differentiation between autism and multiple complex developmental disorder in response to psychosocial stress

Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 582-590

  Jansen, Lucres M C ^a,b   Gispen de Wied, Christine C ^a,b   van der Gaag, Rutger Jan ^a,b   van Engeland, Herman ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autism; Cortisol; Exercise; MCDD; Psychosocialstress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SALIVA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0038014051     PISSN: 0893133X     EISSN: 1740634X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.npp.1300046     Document Type: Article

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