Mood symptoms in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 3699-3708

  Mazzone, Luigi ^a   Postorino, Valentina ^a   De Peppo, Lavinia ^a   Fatta, Laura ^a   Lucarelli, Valeria ^a   Reale, Laura ^b   Giovagnoli, Giulia ^a   Vicari, Stefano ^a  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Comorbidity; Depressive symptoms; Global functioning; Mood symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; AUTISM SPECTRUM QUOTIENT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CHILDREN DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; CHILDREN GLOBAL ASSESSMENT SCALE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DSM-IV-TR; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GLOBAL FUNCTIONING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; MULTIDIMENSIONAL ANXIETY SCALE FOR CHILDREN; PARENT; PARENT YOUNG MANIA RATING SCALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS; GLOBAL FUNCTIONING; MOOD SYMPTOMS;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84883673196     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2013.07.034     Document Type: Article

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