Abstract
The prevalence and incidence rates of psychiatric disorders are higher in people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) than in the general population. Individuals with ASD are believed to be especially vulnerable to psychiatric problems; however, psychiatric disorders are frequently overlooked in this group and psychiatric symptoms are attributed to the disability itself . This chapter describes the manifestation of four major psychiatric disorders in ASD—anxiety disorders, psychoses, depression, and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)—and discusses how these disorders may be recognized and defined in this population. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved)
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Helverschou, S. B., Bakken, T. L., & Martinsen, H. (2011). Psychiatric Disorders in People with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Phenomenology and Recognition. In International Handbook of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders (pp. 53–74). Springer New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8065-6_5
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