Beyond what clinicians see: missed diagnosis and misdiagnosis of a woman with autism spectrum disorder.
Depressive disorder
Developmental paediatrocs
Psychiatry
Psychotic disorders (incl schizophrenia)
Journal
BMJ case reports
ISSN: 1757-790X
Titre abrégé: BMJ Case Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101526291
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
22 Apr 2022
22 Apr 2022
Historique:
pmc-release:
22
04
2024
entrez:
23
4
2022
pubmed:
24
4
2022
medline:
27
4
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
A young woman with autism spectrum disorder was admitted to the hospital via the emergency care unit. On being admitted, she was improperly diagnosed with a psychotic disorder due to her erratic behaviour and incomprehensible refusal to eat. As a result, the patient was hospitalised against her will. For accurate and correct diagnosis and treatment, it was necessary to collect the patient's detailed clinical history, while being hospitalised.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35459645
pii: 15/4/e246320
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-246320
pmc: PMC9036173
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
© BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2022. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Competing interests: None declared.