Clinical characterization of adults with Asperger's syndrome assessed by self-report questionnaires based on depression, anxiety, and personality

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1451-1458

  Kanai, Chieko ^a   Iwanami, Akira ^b   Hashimoto, Ryuichiro ^a   Ota, Haruhisa ^a   Tani, Masayuki ^a   Yamada, Takashi ^a   Kato, Nobumasa ^a  

^a Showa University Karasuyama Hospital   (Japan)

^b SHOWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asperger's syndrome; Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ); Clinical characterization; Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS); Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (L SAS); NEO Five Factor Inventory (NEO FFI)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT;

EID: 79958042860     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: 18780237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2011.02.005     Document Type: Article

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