Overrepresentation of mood and anxiety disorders in adults with autism and their first-degree relatives: What does it mean?

Autism Research

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 193-197

  Mazefsky, Carla A ^a   Folstein, Susan E ^b   Lainhart, Janet E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Affective disorders; Autism; Co morbidity; Familial aggregation; Family history

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUTISM; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; PREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOOD DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650166670     PISSN: 19393792     EISSN: 19393806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aur.23     Document Type: Article

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