Autism spectrum disorders

Psychiatry

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 331-334

  Charman, Tony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome; autism spectrum disorder; comorbidities; differential diagnosis; education; intellectual disability; pervasive developmental disorder; psychopharmacology; repetitive behaviour; social communication

Indexed keywords

CLOMIPRAMINE; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; FLUOXETINE; HALOPERIDOL; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; RISPERIDONE; SEROTONIN 2A ANTAGONIST; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; TRIFLUOPERAZINE;

AGGRESSION; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; COMPULSION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; DROWSINESS; DYSTONIA; EATING DISORDER; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; IMMUNIZATION; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; IRRITABILITY; LANGUAGE; MEASLES VACCINATION; MOOD DISORDER; OBSESSION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

EID: 48549103901     PISSN: 14761793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mppsy.2008.05.015     Document Type: Review

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