| HOME | HELP | FEEDBACK | SUBSCRIPTIONS | ARCHIVE | SEARCH | TABLE OF CONTENTS |
| Psychiatric Bulletin | Advances in Psychiatric Treatment | All RCPsych Journals |
|
|
|
||||||||||
|
||||||||||||
The British Journal of Psychiatry 149: 81-87 (1986)
© 1986 The Royal College of Psychiatrists
S Steffenburg and C Gillberg
The total population of children under 10 years in one Swedish urban area and one rural area was screened for infantile autism (IA) and autistic-like conditions (AC). A total prevalence of 6.6 per 10 000 was found, which is somewhat higher than in previous similar studies of the same region. Infantile autism accounted for two-thirds of the cases. Boys far outnumbered girls, but this was entirely accounted for by the IA group. The preponderance of autistic boys was less pronounced among the severely mentally retarded children. Mental retardation was seen in almost 90% of cases and only one child had an IQ exceeding 100; clinical and laboratory signs of brain dysfunction were also found in a majority of cases. Distribution by social class was no different in either patient group from the general population.
This article has been cited by other articles:
|
|
 |
|
  V. Eapen, A. A. Mabrouk, T. Zoubeidi, and F. Yunis Prevalence of Pervasive Developmental Disorders in Preschool Children in the UAE J Trop Pediatr, June 1, 2007; 53(3): 202 - 205. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 M. Olfson, C. Blanco, L. Liu, C. Moreno, and G. Laje National trends in the outpatient treatment of children and adolescents with antipsychotic drugs. Arch Gen Psychiatry, June 1, 2006; 63(6): 679 - 685. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 J G Williams, J P T Higgins, and C E G Brayne Systematic review of prevalence studies of autism spectrum disorders Arch. Dis. Child., January 1, 2006; 91(1): 8 - 15. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 T. Kagan-Kushnir, S. W. Roberts, and O. C. Snead Screening Electroencephalograms in Autism Spectrum Disorders: Evidence-Based Guideline J Child Neurol, March 1, 2005; 20(3): 197 - 206. [Abstract] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 R. F. Palmer, S. Blanchard, C. R. Jean, and D. S. Mandell School District Resources and Identification of Children With Autistic Disorder Am J Public Health, January 1, 2005; 95(1): 125 - 130. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 W. J. Barbaresi, S. K. Katusic, R. C. Colligan, A. L. Weaver, and S. J. Jacobsen The Incidence of Autism in Olmsted County, Minnesota, 1976-1997: Results From a Population-Based Study Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med, January 1, 2005; 159(1): 37 - 44. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 G. O'Brien and J. Pearson Autism and Learning Disability Autism, June 1, 2004; 8(2): 125 - 140. [Abstract] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 G. Baird and P. J Santosh INTERFACE BETWEEN NEUROLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY IN CHILDHOOD J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatry, March 1, 2003; 74(90001): i17 - 22. [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 T. C. Daley The Need for Cross-Cultural Research on the Pervasive Developmental Disorders Transcultural Psychiatry, December 1, 2002; 39(4): 531 - 550. [Abstract] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 C. Gillberg The psychopharmacology of autism and related disorders J Psychopharmacol, January 1, 1996; 10(1): 54 - 63. [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
V. Wong Epilepsy in Children With Autistic Spectrum Disorder J Child Neurol, October 1, 1993; 8(4): 316 - 322. [Abstract] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 I. Olsson, S. Steffenburg, and C. Gillberg Epilepsy in Autism and Autisticlike Conditions: A Population-Based Study Arch Neurol, June 1, 1988; 45(6): 666 - 668. [Abstract] [PDF]
|
|
| HOME | HELP | FEEDBACK | SUBSCRIPTIONS | ARCHIVE | SEARCH | TABLE OF CONTENTS |
| Psychiatric Bulletin | Advances in Psychiatric Treatment | All RCPsych Journals |
