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
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.

Auteurs

Joana Isaac (J)

Psychiatry, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental EPE, Lisboa, Portugal joanaisaac@icloud.com djeremias@chlo.min-saude.pt.
Psychiatry, Hospital José Joaquim Fernandes, Beja, Portugal.

Daniela Jeremias (D)

Psychiatry, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental EPE, Lisboa, Portugal joanaisaac@icloud.com djeremias@chlo.min-saude.pt.

Carolina Rocha Almeida (C)

Psychiatry, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental EPE, Lisboa, Portugal.

Rui Albuquerque (R)

Psychiatry, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental EPE, Lisboa, Portugal.

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