Relevance and results of Theory of Mind research for autism and other psychiatric disorders;Bedeutung und ergebnisse der Theory of Mind-forschung für den autismus und andere psychiatrische erkrankungen

Zeitschrift fur Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 77-88

  Bruning, Nicole ^a   Konrad, Kerstin ^a   Herpertz Dahlmann, Beate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autism; Children and adolescents; False belief task; Theory of Mind

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; RESEARCH; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR;

EID: 17744384552     PISSN: 14224917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/1422-4917.33.2.77     Document Type: Review

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