PMID: 29766483May 17, 2018Paper

Autism or personality disorder in older adults? Guidelines for the differential diagnosis

Tijdschrift voor psychiatrie
A C VidelerM A Ouwens

Abstract

Autism spectrum disorders and personality disorders are common, also in the elderly. Differential diagnosis is complex, especially if an undiagnosed autism spectrum disorder or personality disorder is suspected. We discuss two cases and conclude the article with suggestions for the differential diagnosis.

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