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The Diagnosis of Affective and Psychotic Disorders in Adults with Autism: Seven Case Reports

D. Clarke

Queen Elizabeth Psychiatric Hospital, Birmingham, UK

M. Baxter

Brooklands, Birmingham, UK

D. Perry

West Midlands Developmental Psychiatry, Birmingham, UK

V. Prasher

Queen Elizabeth Psychiatric Hospital, Birmingham, UK

Seven men with autistic disorders developed mood disorders or psychotic illnesses during adult life. This association has also been described in several previous reports. Although no firm conclusions can be drawn on the basis of case reports alone, it appears that autistic disorders may increase vulnerability to such psychoses. Possible reasons for the association are discussed, as is treatment.

Key Words: affective disorders • autism • psychotic disorders

Autism, Vol. 3, No. 2, 149-164 (1999)
DOI: 10.1177/1362361399003002005
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