Depression in Autistic Disorder
- 1 November 1991
- journal article
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 159 (5) , 721-723
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.159.5.721
Abstract
Depressive illness in a patient with Down's syndrome and autism responded to fluoxetine. The importance of diagnosing superimposed depression in people with developmental disorders is emphasised.Keywords
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