Mental Health Aspects of Autism and Asperger Syndrome.
Title:
Mental Health Aspects of Autism and Asperger Syndrome.
Author:
Ghaziuddin, Mohammad.
ISBN:
9781846421051
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (252 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Mental Health Aspects of Autism and Asperger Syndrome -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders: An Overview -- 2. What is Asperger Syndrome? -- 3. Other Pervasive Developmental Disorders -- 4. Medical Conditions in Autism -- 5. Psychiatric Comorbidity: An Introduction -- 6. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder -- 7. Depression and Other Mood Disorders -- 8. Anxiety Disorders in Autism and Asperger Syndrome -- 9. Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders -- 10. Autism, Tic Disorders, and Tourette Syndrome -- 11. Other Psychiatric Disorders -- 12. Violence in Autism and Asperger Syndrome -- 13. Psychiatric Comorbidity of Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Task Ahead -- Subject Index -- Author Index.
Abstract:
The first book to address the need for information about psychiatric problems in people with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), Mental Health Aspects of Autism and Asperger Syndrome systematically explains the emotional and psychological difficulties that are often encountered with ASDs.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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