The prevalence and incidence of mental ill-health in adults with autism and intellectual disabilities

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1676-1688

  Melville, Craig A ^a   Cooper, Sally Ann ^a   Morrison, Jill ^a   Smiley, Elita ^a   Allan, Linda ^a   Jackson, Alison ^a   Finlayson, Janet ^a   Mantry, Dipali ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism; Epidemiology; Intellectual disabilities; Mental ill health; Psychiatric classification; Psychiatry

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; LITHIUM; MOOD STABILIZER; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DOWN SYNDROME; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; PREVALENCE;

EID: 53949116344     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-008-0549-7     Document Type: Article

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