Psychiatric Comorbidity and Medication Use in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 3063-3071

  Buck, Tara R ^a,c   Viskochil, Joseph ^b   Farley, Megan ^a,d   Coon, Hilary ^a   McMahon, William M ^a   Morgan, Jubel ^a   Bilder, Deborah A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Intellectual disability; Psychiatric comorbidity; Psychotropic medication

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; UTAH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84939898208     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-014-2170-2     Document Type: Article

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