Autism characteristics in older adults with depressive disorders

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 161-169

  Geurts, Hilde M ^a,b   Stek, Max ^c   Comijs, Hannie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Amsterdam Clinic   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

autism traits; Depression; older adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; AUTISM; BECK ANXIETY INVENTORY; CLOSE PERSON INVENTORY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPOSITE INTERNATIONAL DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DSM-IV; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC DISORDER; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; INVENTORY OF DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMATOLOGY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL NETWORK; ANXIETY DISORDER; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLICATION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY DISORDERS; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84962580851     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2015.08.003     Document Type: Article

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