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Autor/inn/en | Kurita, Hiroshi; Nakayasu, Nobuo |
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Titel | An Autistic Male Presenting Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) and Trichotillomania. |
Quelle | In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 24 (1994) 5, S.687-92 |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0162-3257 |
Schlagwörter | Affective Behavior; Autism; Behavior Patterns; Case Studies; Clinical Diagnosis; Drug Therapy; Emotional Disturbances; Environmental Influences; Foreign Countries; Males; Moods; Multiple Disabilities; Young Adults; Japan |
Abstract | This paper presents a case report of a young adult Japanese male with infantile autism who also met diagnostic criteria for seasonal affective disorder and trichotillomania (compulsive hair pulling). The case report deals with difficulties in diagnosing mood disorder in such individuals, potential treatment effectiveness of valproic acid, and diagnostic value of seasonality in behavior symptoms. (JDD) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |