A longitudinal twin study of the association between childhood autistic traits and psychotic experiences in adolescence

Molecular Autism

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Taylor, Mark J ^a   Robinson, Elise B ^b,c   Happé, Francesca ^d   Bolton, Patrick ^e   Freeman, Daniel ^f   Ronald, Angelica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BROAD INSTITUTE OF MIT AND HARVARD   (United States)

^d MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^e KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism; Comorbidity; Genetics; Psychotic experiences; Twin study

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ANHEDONIA; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISORIENTATION; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; PARANOIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; TWINS;

EID: 84937250102     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20402392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13229-015-0037-9     Document Type: Article

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