Autism spectrum disorders and schizophrenia spectrum disorders in adults - Is there a connection? A literature review and some suggestions for future clinical research

Clinical Neuropsychiatry

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-54

  Nylander, Lena ^a   Lugnegård, Tove ^b   Hallerbäck, Maria Unenge ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome Adults; Autistic disorder; Comorbidity; Differential diagnosis; Psychosis; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUTISM; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CATATONIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MULTIPLE COMPLEX DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; ONSET AGE; PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOIDISM; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOTAXIA; SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; SIMPLE SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 50249181694     PISSN: 17244935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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