Asperger's syndrome: Diagnosis and treatment

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 165, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 958-963

  Toth, Karen ^b   King, Bryan H ^a  

^a SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CASE REPORT; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SOCIAL COMPETENCE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PERINATOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 48949100641     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.08020272     Document Type: Article

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