2022
Vulnerability to Ideologically-Motivated Violence Among Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Woodbury-Smith MR, Loftin R, Westphal A, Volkmar FR. Vulnerability to Ideologically-Motivated Violence Among Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2022, 13: 873121. PMID: 35401260, PMCID: PMC8990964, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.873121.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2021
Violence Risk Assessment in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Westphal A, Loftin R. Violence Risk Assessment in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). 2021, 453-469. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-70913-6_22.Chapters
2019
The Need for a Structured Approach to Violence Risk Assessment in Autism.
Westphal A, Allely C. The Need for a Structured Approach to Violence Risk Assessment in Autism. The Journal Of The American Academy Of Psychiatry And The Law 2019, 47: 437-439. PMID: 31744856, DOI: 10.29158/jaapl.003896-19.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsAutism spectrum disorderRisk assessment toolViolence risk assessmentSpectrum disorderAssessment toolHistorical Clinical Risk Management-20Risk Management-20Violence risk factorsMale patientsRisk factorsInpatient violenceRisk assessmentPredictive validityCliniciansForensic settingsDisordersFurther researchPatients
2008
An Update on Autism
Westphal A, Volkmar F. An Update on Autism. FOCUS The Journal Of Lifelong Learning In Psychiatry 2008, 6: 284-292. DOI: 10.1176/foc.6.3.foc284.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersSpecialized rating scalesAutism spectrum disorderThorough diagnostic assessmentRange of symptomsPrevalence of ASDMultidisciplinary evaluationCommon disorderPharmacological interventionsPsychiatric disordersDiagnostic criteriaSelf-sufficient adultsNeurobiological abnormalitiesProfound disturbancesRating ScaleNeurobiological mechanismsDiagnostic assessmentRefining interventionsDisordersMore childrenCareful assessmentGeneral psychiatristsInterventionSymptomsStrong genetic basisSpectrum disorderChildhood Disorders: The Pervasive Developmental Disorders
McPartland J, Klin A, Westphal A, Volkmar F. Childhood Disorders: The Pervasive Developmental Disorders. 2008, 779-803. DOI: 10.1002/9780470515167.ch45.ChaptersChildhood disintegrative disorderPervasive developmental disorderDevelopmental disordersAppropriate diagnostic assessmentRett disorderEtiologic featuresPsychiatric treatmentDiagnostic assessmentDisordersAtypical patternsAutistic disorderDisintegrative disorderDistinct phenotypicAutism spectrum disorderMultiple areasCurrent knowledgeSpectrum disorderAsperger's disorderDysfunction