Autism and catatonia: Successful treatment using lorazepam. A case study;Autisme en katatonie: Een succesvolle behandeling met lorazepam

Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 257-261

  De Winter, C F ^a   Van Dijk, F ^b   Verhoeven, W M A ^c   Dhossche, D M ^d   Stolker, J J ^b  

^a Bartiméus Sonneheerdt   (Netherlands)

^b Altrecht Geestelijke Gezondheidszorg ^*  (Netherlands)

^c VINCENT VAN GOGH INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHIATRY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Autistic disorder; Catatonia

Indexed keywords

LORAZEPAM;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CASE REPORT; CATATONIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE;

ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CATATONIA; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; LORAZEPAM; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34247530471     PISSN: 03037339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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