Autism spectrum disorders
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Hiroshima University Hospital
Suiseikai Matsuda Hospital Suiseikai Kajikawa Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Autism spectrum disorder 1-1 Outpatients in Department of Psychiatry of Hiroshima University Hospital and Matsuda Hospital 1-2 Autism and Asperger syndrome diagnosed based on DSM-4 1-3 Patients given informed consent 1-4 Patients who have over 80 full IQ by WAIS-3 1-5 right handed 1-6 Patients who have no inner steel 2.Contol 2-1Individuals given informed consent 2-2 right handed 2-3 Individuals who have no inner steel
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Autism spectrum disorder 1-1.Patients who are in too severe mental states to understand the content of this study 1-2. Patients who have too severe physical disease to participate this study 1-3. Patients taking tranquiraizer 2. Control 2-1 Individuals with first degree relative suffering from psychiatric disease 2-2. Individuals with psychiatric and neurological past history 2-3. Individuals who have under 80 full IQ by WAIS-3
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To investigate brain mechanisms of imagery in autism spectrum disorder | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To study reactions of brain mechanisms and mood to ostracism in autism spectrum disorders | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactAtsuko Hayashi
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Hiroshima University Department of psychiatry and Neurosciences
Outcome results
None listed