Diagnosing Aspergers Syndrome in the elderly: A series of case presentations

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 951-960

  James, Ian Andrew ^a,c   Mukaetova Ladinska, Elizabeth ^a,b   Reichelt, F Katharina ^a   Briel, Ruth ^a   Scully, Ann ^a  

^a TYNE AND WEAR NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asperger's syndrome; Assessment tool; Case report; Diagnosis; Older adult

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECALL; TREATMENT PLANNING; VERBAL MEMORY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASPERGER SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 33750193319     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1588     Document Type: Article

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