Suicidal ideation and suicide plans or attempts in adults with asperger's syndrome attending a specialist diagnostic clinic: A clinical cohort study

The Lancet Psychiatry

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 142-147

  Cassidy, Sarah ^a   Bradley, Paul ^b   Robinson, Janine ^b   Allison, Carrie ^a   McHugh, Meghan ^b   Baron Cohen, Simon ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND PETERBOROUGH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DEPRESSION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84906699182     PISSN: 22150366     EISSN: 22150374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2215-0366(14)70248-2     Document Type: Article

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