Aggressive behavior problems in children with autism spectrum disorders: Prevalence and correlates in a large clinical sample

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1121-1133

  Hill, Alison Presmanes ^a,b   Zuckerman, Katharine E ^a   Hagen, Arlene D ^b,c   Kriz, Daniel J ^b   Duvall, Susanne W ^b   Van Santen, Jan ^a,b   Nigg, Joel ^c   Fair, Damien ^c   Fombonne, Eric ^b,c  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Attention problems; Autism spectrum disorders; Internalizing problems; Psychotropic drugs; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; AMINO ACID; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; ENZYME; ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID; MAGNESIUM; MELATONIN; PROBIOTIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; PYRIDOXINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CHIROPRACTIC; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GLUTEN FREE DIET; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIXED ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL WITHDRAWAL; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIALIZATION; SOMATOFORM DISORDER;

EID: 84903120906     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: 18780237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2014.05.006     Document Type: Article

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