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01-02-2014 | Editorial

Understanding the neuro-developmental pathogenesis of social disability: towards a cross-disorder approach

Author: Catherine Barthélémy

Published in: European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry | Issue 2/2014

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Early and persistent impairment in social interaction characterizes autism; it has always defined the condition’s core, from Kanner’s first description up to the latest DSM-5 criteria [1]. …

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Title: Understanding the neuro-developmental pathogenesis of social disability: towards a cross-disorder approach
Author: Catherine Barthélémy
Publication date: 01-02-2014
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry / Issue 2/2014
Print ISSN: 1018-8827
Electronic ISSN: 1435-165X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-013-0516-5

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