Obsessions and compulsions in children with Asperger's syndrome or high-functioning autism: A case-control study

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1082-1088

  Mack, Hilary ^a,b   Fullana, Miquel A ^c   Russell, Ailsa J ^c   Mataix Cols, David ^a,c   Nakatani, Eriko ^c   Heyman, Isobel ^a,c  

^a SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b STARSHIP CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asperger's syndrome; autism spectrum disorder; high functioning autism; obsessive compulsive disorder; Tourette's syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLEANING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPULSION; CONTAMINATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; OBSESSION; PEER GROUP; RELIGION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PEER GROUP; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TOURETTE SYNDROME;

EID: 78449289033     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048674.2010.515561     Document Type: Article

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