Catatonia and disruptive mood regulation disorder (DMDD) are increasingly recognized as co-occurring conditions associated with autism spectrum disorders. Learn about recognition and treatment of these co-occurring disorders.
About the speaker:
Robert L. Hendren, D.O., is Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science; Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; Co-Director of the UCSF Dyslexia Center; and Director, Program for Research on Neurodevelopmental, Translational Outcomes (PRONTO). He works in the STAR Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Program. Dr. Hendren is Past President of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2007-2009). He has published well over 100 scientific papers and 5 books and has been listed in “The Best Doctors in America”, each year since it was first published in 1996. Learn more
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