Psychiatric symptom impairment in children with autism spectrum disorders

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 959-969

  Kaat, Aaron J ^a   Gadow, Kenneth D ^b   Lecavalier, Luc ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Autism spectrum disorders; Diagnosis; Impairment; Psychiatric disorder

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880317635     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-013-9739-7     Document Type: Article

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