Children with autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disability

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 472-476

  McCarthy, Jane ^a,b  

^a SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Autistic disorder; Children; Intellectual disability; Mental disorder

Indexed keywords

ARIPIPRAZOLE; ATOMOXETINE; GUANFACINE; RISPERIDONE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TOPIRAMATE;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CATATONIA; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; COMPULSION; DRUG MEGADOSE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LOW DRUG DOSE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MOOD DISORDER; REVIEW; SMITH LEMLI OPITZ SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC UPTAKE INHIBITORS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHILD; HUMANS; MENTAL RETARDATION; METHYLPHENIDATE; PREVALENCE; PROPYLAMINES;

EID: 34548429197     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCO.0b013e32821f6095     Document Type: Review

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