Psychiatric comorbidity in young adults with a clinical diagnosis of Asperger syndrome

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1910-1917

  Lugnegård, Tove ^a,b   Hallerbäck, Maria Unenge ^a,b   Gillberg, Christopher ^b  

^a CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorder; Asperger syndrome; Comorbidity; Mood disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; ONSET AGE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; ASPERGER SYNDROME; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MOOD DISORDERS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958266472     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2011.03.025     Document Type: Article

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