Search for dissertations about: "Autism spectrum disorders"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 76 swedish dissertations containing the words Autism spectrum disorders.

  2. 11. Environmental risk factors for autism spectrum disorders

    Author : Dheeraj Rai; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Aims: Two overarching hypotheses were tested in this thesis- first, that the environmental factors studied during pregnancy or the time preceding birth would be associated with a higher risk of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in the offspring; and second, that these risk factors and/or their magnitude of associations may be different for autism spectrum disorders with and without intellectual disability (ID). Methods: Studies I-IV were case-control studies nested within a population-based cohort of all children 0 to 17 years old, living in Stockholm County between the years 2001 to 2007 (n=589,114). READ MORE

  4. 12. Unraveling genetic mechanisms in autism spectrum disorders

    Author : Anna Bremer; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) are a group of neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by impairments in socialization and communication accompanied by repetitive and stereotypic behaviors. ASDs are highly heritable and heterogeneous with a complex genetic etiology. READ MORE

  5. 13. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorders in adult psychiatric patients

    Author : Lena Nylander; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ADHD ; Autism Spectrum Disorder ASD ; adults; psychiatry; Autism Spectrum Disorder in Adults Screening Questionnaire ASDASQ ;

    Abstract : Background: Knowledge about attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in adult psychiatry is scant. Aims: Estimate prevalence, psychiatric morbidity patterns and impact of ADHD/ASD diagnoses in general adult psychiatry services. READ MORE

  6. 14. Ten-year outcome of anorexia nervosa with teenage onset

    Author : Elisabet Wentz; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; anorexia nervosa; controlled; population study; prospective; follow-up; outcome; psychosocial functioning; comorbidity; personality disorders; autism spectrum disorders; psychiatric disorders; Morgan-Russell scales; GAF; physical health; neurology; dysdiadochokinesis; family study.;

    Abstract : Objectives: To study prospectively the relatively long-term outcome in a representative sample of teenage onset anorexia nervosa (AN) in respect of overall outcome, physical health, psychiatric disorders, and personality disorders and to investigate familial factors among first-degree relatives. Method: A group of 51 cases (48 female, 3 male) with AN, recruited by community screening (including the total AN population (minus one individual) from one birth cohort), with a mean age of onset of 14 years, was contrasted with an age-, sex-, and school-matched group of 51 comparison cases on various measures of outcome at a mean age of 24 years (10 years after reported AN onset). READ MORE

  7. 15. The Autism-Tics, ADHD and other Comorbidities inventory (A-TAC). Validity, reliability, and the measurement of autism in males and females

    Author : Caroline Mårland; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; neurodevelopmental disorders; autism; ADHD; A-TAC; screening; sex; item response theory; differential item functioning;

    Abstract : The Autism–Tics, ADHD and other Comorbidities inventory (A–TAC) is a broad-band screening instrument for neurodevelopmental disorder (e.g., autism spectrum disorder (ASD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and learning disorder (LD)), and commonly co-occurring disorders within child and adolescent psychiatry (e.g. READ MORE