Brief Report: Catatonia in Autistic Disorders.

Dhossche, Dirk

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ERIC Number: EJ571897

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1998

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Brief Report: Catatonia in Autistic Disorders.

Dhossche, Dirk

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v28 n4 p329-31 Aug 1998

A case study of an adolescent with catatonia superimposed on autism is presented. The symptoms of the patient are highlighted and include abnormal social interactions, deficits in symbolic play and in communicative language, and occurrence of hallucinations and delusions. Treatment of the patient with clozapine and lorasepam is described. (CR)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Autism, Behavior Patterns, Case Studies, Clinical Diagnosis, Disability Identification, Drug Therapy, Medicine, Mental Disorders, Multiple Disabilities, Outcomes of Treatment, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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