Autistic traits in the general population: What mediates the link with depressive and anxious symptomatology?

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 415-424

  Rosbrook, Ainslie ^a   Whittingham, Koa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Autism spectrum disorders; Autistic traits; Depression

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BULLYING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL COMPETENCE;

EID: 77949569729     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2009.10.012     Document Type: Article

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