An examination of autism spectrum traits in adolescents with anorexia nervosa and their parents

Molecular Autism

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Rhind, Charlotte ^a   Bonfioli, Elena ^b   Hibbs, Rebecca ^a   Goddard, Elizabeth ^a   Macdonald, Pamela ^a   Gowers, Simon ^c   Schmidt, Ulrike ^a   Tchanturia, Kate ^a,d   Micali, Nadia ^e   Treasure, Janet ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d ILIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Georgia)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Anorexia nervosa; Autism spectrum disorder; Development; Eating disorder; Obsessive compulsive disorder; Parents; Social aptitude; Traits; Well being assessment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; AUTISM; AUTISM QUOTIENT AND OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE INVENTORY; DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPMENT AND WELL BEING ASSESSMENT; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PARENT; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WELLBEING; YALE BROWN OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE SCALE;

EID: 84925276576     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20402392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2040-2392-5-56     Document Type: Article

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