High rates of psychiatric co-morbidity in individuals with Asperger's disorder

World Journal of Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue 2 PART 2, 2010, Pages 486-492

  Mukaddes, Nahit Motavalli ^a   Fateh, Rouzbeh ^a  

^a Developmental Psychopathology Research and Treatment Center   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Asperger's disorder; Co morbidity; Psychiatric disorder

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MOOD DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SUICIDE;

EID: 77950831817     PISSN: 15622975     EISSN: 18141412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15622970902789130     Document Type: Article

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