Psychiatric disorders in adolescents and adults with autism and intellectual disability: A representative study in one county in Norway

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1669-1677

  Bakken, Trine L ^a   Helverschou, Sissel B ^a   Eilertsen, Dag E ^b   Heggelund, Trond ^c   Myrbakk, Even ^c   Martinsen, Harald ^b  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c Nordlandssykehuset Hospital   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adjustment problems; Autism spectrum disorder; Psychiatric disorders; Psychopathology in Autism Checklist (PAC)

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NORWAY; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY IN AUTISM CHECKLIST; PSYCHOSIS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUTISTIC DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957114916     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2010.04.009     Document Type: Article

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