Autism or Schizophrenia: A diagnostic dilemma in adults with intellectual disabilities

Journal of Psychiatric Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 190-195

  Akande, Emmanuella ^b   Xenitidis, Kiriakos ^c   Mullender, Sally ^b   Robertson, Dene ^c   Gorman, Jack M ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; RISPERIDONE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANAMNESIS; ANGER; AUTISM; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY THERAPY; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; NOTE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AUTISTIC DISORDER; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 2442704098     PISSN: 15274160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00131746-200405000-00009     Document Type: Note

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