Maladaptive and Compulsive Behavior in Prader-Willi Syndrome: New Insights from Older Adults

American Journal on Mental Retardation

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 142-153+195

  Dykens, Elisabeth M ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPULSION; DELINQUENCY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENDER; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALADJUSTMENT; MALE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PSYCHOSOCIAL WITHDRAWAL; RATING SCALE; RISK; THINKING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 12144288558     PISSN: 08958017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/0895-8017(2004)109<142:MACBIP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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