Non-expert clinicians' detection of autistic traits among attenders of a youth mental health service

Early Intervention in Psychiatry

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 83-86

  Fraser, Richard ^a   Cotton, Sue ^b   Gentle, Ellen ^b   Angus, Beth ^b   Allott, Kelly ^b   Thompson, Andrew ^b  

^a Sussex Early Intervention in Psychosis Service   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Autism spectrum disorders; Co morbidity; Mental health; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MOOD DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84856329423     PISSN: 17517885     EISSN: 17517893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7893.2011.00288.x     Document Type: Article

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