Impact of ADHD symptoms on autism spectrum disorder symptom severity

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 3545-3552

  Sprenger, Linda ^a   Bühler, Eva ^b   Poustka, Luise ^c   Bach, Christiane ^c   Heinzel Gutenbrunner, Monika ^b   Kamp Becker, Inge ^b   Bachmann, Christian ^a,b  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Autism spectrum disorder; Comorbidity; Psychopathology; Symptom severity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC OBSERVATION SCHEDULE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW SCHEDULE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ATTENTION DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; SYMPTOM SEVERITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84882957829     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2013.07.028     Document Type: Article

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