Obsessive-compulsive traits in children and adolescents with Asperger syndrome

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-24

  Ruta, Liliana ^a   Mugno, Diego ^a   D'Arrigo, Valentina Genitori ^a   Vitiello, Benedetto ^b   Mazzone, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome; Autism; Insight; Obsessive compulsive disorder; Repetitive behaviours

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMORBIDITY; COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; OBSESSIVE BEHAVIOR; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 73449099955     PISSN: 10188827     EISSN: 1435165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00787-009-0035-6     Document Type: Article

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