Chapter 7. Mental Health Aspects of Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Angela Hassiotis Senior Lecturer2,
- Diana Andrea Barron Clinical Research Fellow2,
- Ian Hall Consultant Psychiatrist3
Published Online: 16 OCT 2009
DOI: 10.1002/9780470682968.ch7
Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Book Title
Intellectual Disability Psychiatry: A Practical Handbook
Additional Information
How to Cite
Carpenter, P. (2009) Mental Health Aspects of Autism Spectrum Disorders, in Intellectual Disability Psychiatry: A Practical Handbook (eds A. Hassiotis, D. A. Barron and I. Hall), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470682968.ch7
Editor Information
- 2
UCL Department of Mental Health Sciences, London W1W 7EJ, UK
- 3
East London NHS Foundation Trust, London E1 4DG, UK
Publication History
- Published Online: 16 OCT 2009
- Published Print: 11 DEC 2009
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780470742518
Online ISBN: 9780470682968
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- mental health aspects of autism spectrum disorders;
- Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) - ICD-10-defined childhood autism, Asperger's syndrome or atypical autism;
- ICD-10 Criteria for autism spectrum disorders;
- qualitative impairment in communication;
- mental illness diagnosis in ASD;
- communication problems specific to individuals with ASD;
- challenging behaviour in ASD;
- mood disorders - inner self-awareness lack associated with lack of emotional regulation;
- schizophreniform disorders;
- ASD, neurodevelopmental disorder reaching severity of personality disorder (PD)
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Introduction
Causes of ASD
How to make a diagnosis of mental illness in ASD
Assessment
Challenging behaviour in ASD
Comorbid disorders in ASD
Sexual identity and paraphilias
Substance misuse
Impulse disorders
References
Further reading