Epidemiological study of patients with autism and mental health

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Martín L. Vargas Aragón
Julia Alonso García

Abstract

Facing the epidemiological evidence of an increased incidence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and little tradition of coordination between the education system of dependency care and the health system in adolescents and adults, care attention in the general mental health network complemented by assertive community treatment is proposed as an alternative care attention system.

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Vargas Aragón, M. L., & Alonso García, J. (2014). Epidemiological study of patients with autism and mental health. International Journal of Developmental and Educational Psychology. Revista INFAD De Psicología., 2(1), 121–124. https://doi.org/10.17060/ijodaep.2014.n1.v2.424
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