Catatonia in autism: A distinct subtype?

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 102-105

  Ghaziuddin, Mohammad ^a,b   Quinlan, P ^a   Ghaziuddin, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome; Autism; Catatonia; Comorbidity; Depression; ECT

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CITALOPRAM; OLANZAPINE; RISPERIDONE; VALPROATE SEMISODIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CASE REPORT; CATATONIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; MENTAL DETERIORATION; MOOD DISORDER; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; OBSESSION; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, SECOND-GENERATION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CATATONIA; CITALOPRAM; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 13844266211     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2005.00666.x     Document Type: Article

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