Autism beyond diagnostic categories: Characterization of autistic phenotypes in schizophrenia

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Kästner, Anne ^a   Begemann, Martin ^a,b   Michel, Tanja Maria ^c   Everts, Sarah ^a   Stepniak, Beata ^a   Bach, Christiane ^d   Poustka, Luise ^d   Becker, Joachim ^a   Banaschewski, Tobias ^d   Dose, Matthias ^e   Ehrenreich, Hannelore ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

^b Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^e Kbo Isar Amper Klinikum Taufkirchen   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adults; Autism diagnostic observation schedule; Autism quotient; Autism spectrum disorders; Diagnostics; Empathy quotient; Positive and negative syndrome scale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM AND EMPATHY QUOTIENT SELF RATING QUESTIONNAIRE; AUTISM ASSESSMENT; AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC OBSERVATION SCHEDULE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EMPATHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84929337096     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12888-015-0494-x     Document Type: Article

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