Effects of autism spectrum disorders on outcome in teenage-onset anorexia nervosa evaluated by the Morgan-Russell outcome assessment schedule: A controlled community-based study

Molecular Autism

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Nielsen, Søren ^a   Anckarsäter, Henrik ^b   Gillberg, Carina ^b   Gillberg, Christopher ^b,c,d   Råstam, Maria ^e   Wentz, Elisabet ^b  

^a Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Region Sjælland Child Psychiatric Clinic   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Autism spectrum disorders; Community based; Controlled; Long term outcome; Prospective; Psychosexual; Psychosocial

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENSTRUATION; MENTAL HEALTH; MORGAN RUSSELL OUTCOME ASSESSMENT SCHEDULE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; TREND STUDY;

EID: 84924986016     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20402392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13229-015-0013-4     Document Type: Article

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