Offending profiles of individuals with autism spectrum disorder: A study of all individuals with autism spectrum disorder examined by the forensic psychiatric service in Norway between 2000 and 2010

Autism

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 850-858

  Helverschou, Sissel Berge ^a   Rasmussen, Kirsten ^b,c   Steindal, Kari ^a   Søndanaa, Erik ^b,c   Nilsson, Britta ^a   Nøttestad, Jim Aage ^b,c  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

adults; autism spectrum disorders

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; COMPREHENSION; CRIME; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; FOSTER CARE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LEISURE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MOTIVATION; NORWAY; OBSESSION; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHIZOIDISM; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIAL NETWORK; STEREOTYPY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VIOLENCE; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; EMPLOYMENT; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; CRIME; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84942079580     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361315584571     Document Type: Review

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