Autism-Spectrum Quotient Japanese version measures mental health problems other than autistic traits

Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 373-378

  Kurita, Hiroshi ^a,b   Koyama, Tomonori ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b Zenkoku Ryoiku Sodan Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autism Spectrum Quotient Japanese version (AQ J); GHQ 12; Mental health; Pervasive developmental disorders (PDD); Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTISM; AUTISM SPECTRUM QUOTIENT JAPANESE VERSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROC CURVE; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; JAPAN; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33646695718     PISSN: 13231316     EISSN: 14401819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2006.01516.x     Document Type: Article

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