Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 45, Issue 3 , Pages 184-191 , May 2004

Asperger’s disorder: A review of its diagnosis and treatment

  • Hani Raoul Khouzam

      Affiliations

    • Chemical Dependency Treatment Program, Veteran’s Affairs Central California Health System, Fresno, CA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Hani Raoul Khouzam, M.D, M.P.H., Department of Psychiatry, Veterans Affairs Central California Health Care System, 2615 E Clinton Ave, Fresno, CA 93703-2286 USA
    • ,
  • Fayez El-Gabalawi

      Affiliations

    • Impatient Adolescent Unit, Belmont Center, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    • ,
  • Nabeel Pirwani

      Affiliations

    • Canterbury District Health Board, Christchurch, New Zealand
    • ,
  • Fiona Priest

      Affiliations

    • Canterbury District Health Board, Christchurch, New Zealand

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doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2004.02.004

Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 45, Issue 3 , Pages 184-191 , May 2004

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