Symptoms of autism spectrum disorder and anxiety: Shared familial transmission and cross-assortative mating

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 759-769

  Duvekot, Jorieke ^a,b   Van Der Ende, Jan ^a   Constantino, John N ^c   Verhulst, Frank C ^a   Greaves Lord, Kirstin ^a,b  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b Yulius Mental Health Organization   (Netherlands)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

anxiety; Autism spectrum disorder; cross assortative mating; familial transmission

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS;

EID: 84952802144     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12508     Document Type: Article

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