Psychiatric syndromes comorbid with mental retardation: Differences in cognitive and adaptive skills

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 795-800

  Di Nuovo, Santo F ^a   Buono, Serafino ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b OASI RESEARCH INSTITUTE IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Cognition; Comorbidity; Mental retardation; Pathological syndromes

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; PERFORMANCE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIALIZATION; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VINELAND ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR SCALE; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 34247598956     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2006.02.011     Document Type: Article

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