Gender differences in co-morbid psychopathology and clinical management in adults with autism spectrum disorders

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 803-808

  Tsakanikos, Elias ^a   Underwood, Lisa ^a   Kravariti, Eugenia ^a   Bouras, Nick ^a   McCarthy, Jane ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism; Gender differences; Intellectual disability mental retardation; Psychiatric co morbidity

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTISM; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DISEASE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY ASSESSMENT SCHEDULE FOR ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES CHECKLIST; RATING SCALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

EID: 78650698055     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2010.09.009     Document Type: Article

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