Misdiagnosis versus missed diagnosis: Diagnosing autism spectrum disorder in adolescents

Australasian Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 120-123

  Aggarwal, Shilpa ^a   Angus, Beth ^a  

^a THE NATIONAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

adolescence; autism spectrum disorders; early intervention service

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUTISM; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; COMPULSIVE PERSONALITY DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERSION DISORDER; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE DURATION; DSM-IV; EARLY INTERVENTION; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; HYPOMANIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVIEW; MALE; MANIA; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MISSED DIAGNOSIS; MIXED ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRAINING; TREND STUDY; ADULT; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84951992475     PISSN: 10398562     EISSN: 14401665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1039856214568214     Document Type: Article

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