Autism spectrum disorders in an adult psychiatric population. A naturalistic cross-sectional controlled study

Clinical Neuropsychiatry

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-21

  Rydén, Eleonore ^a,b   Bejerot, Susanne ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b ST GÖRAN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adult; Asperger sydrome; Attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity; Autistic disorder; Depressive disorder; Personality disorders; Psychiatric status rating scales

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 50249150821     PISSN: 17244935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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