Case report: Homicide by a 10-year-old girl with autistic disorder

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 471-474

  Mukaddes, Nahit Motavalli ^a   Topcu, Zerrin ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Autistic disorder; Homicide; Neglect; Physical abuse

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; RISPERIDONE; VALPROIC ACID;

AGGRESSION; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CASE REPORT; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NEGLECT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GRAND MAL EPILEPSY; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOEDUCATION; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; VIOLENCE;

AGGRESSION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 33744958998     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-006-0087-0     Document Type: Article

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