Suicide in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 327-339

  Richa, Sami ^a   Fahed, Mario ^a   Khoury, Elias ^a   Mishara, Brian ^b  

^a SAINT JOSEPH UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asperger; autism; Autism Spectrum Disorders; Pervasive Developmental Disorder; suicide; suicide attempts

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COMORBIDITY; COMPLICATION; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

ADULT; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 84911966452     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: 15436136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2013.824834     Document Type: Review

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