Autism and schizophrenia: one, two or many disorders?
- PMID: 28373219
- DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.116.193490
Autism and schizophrenia: one, two or many disorders?
Abstract
Autism and psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia co-occur more frequently than would be expected by chance alone. Exactly why this should be remains unclear, but a better understanding would have important implications for diagnosis, treatment and for biological explanations of both conditions.
© The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2017.
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Psychosis in autism: comparison of the features of both conditions in a dually affected cohort.Br J Psychiatry. 2017 Apr;210(4):269-275. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.116.187682. Epub 2016 Dec 15. Br J Psychiatry. 2017. PMID: 27979819 Free PMC article.
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