Anxiety, depression, and irritability in children with autism relative to other neuropsychiatric disorders and typical development

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 474-485

  Mayes, Susan Dickerson ^a   Calhoun, Susan L ^a   Murray, Michael J ^a   Ahuja, Meesha ^a   Smith, Laura A ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Anxiety; Autism; Depression; Irritability; Retardation

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 77957330448     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2010.06.012     Document Type: Article

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