2022
Understanding the Use of the Term “Weaponized Autism” in An Alt-Right Social Media Platform
Welch C, Senman L, Loftin R, Picciolini C, Robison J, Westphal A, Perry B, Nguyen J, Jachyra P, Stevenson S, Aggarwal J, Wijekoon S, Baron-Cohen S, Penner M. Understanding the Use of the Term “Weaponized Autism” in An Alt-Right Social Media Platform. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2022, 53: 4035-4046. PMID: 35947316, PMCID: PMC10499683, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-022-05701-0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2017
Scanning for Justice With Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Yarnell S, Westphal A, Ross DA. Scanning for Justice With Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Biological Psychiatry 2017, 82: e23-e24. PMID: 28748787, PMCID: PMC5712903, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2017.06.014.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersPublic Perception, Autism, and the Importance of Violence Subtypes
Westphal A. Public Perception, Autism, and the Importance of Violence Subtypes. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2017, 56: 462-463. PMID: 28545749, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2017.03.020.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersNeurogenetic analysis of childhood disintegrative disorder
Gupta AR, Westphal A, Yang DYJ, Sullivan CAW, Eilbott J, Zaidi S, Voos A, Vander Wyk BC, Ventola P, Waqar Z, Fernandez TV, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Walker MF, Choi M, Schneider A, Hedderly T, Baird G, Friedman H, Cordeaux C, Ristow A, Shic F, Volkmar FR, Pelphrey KA. Neurogenetic analysis of childhood disintegrative disorder. Molecular Autism 2017, 8: 19. PMID: 28392909, PMCID: PMC5379515, DOI: 10.1186/s13229-017-0133-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAutism Spectrum DisorderBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription FactorsBrainBrain MappingCase-Control StudiesChildChild, PreschoolChromosomes, Human, XDisease ProgressionDNA Copy Number VariationsExome SequencingFemaleGene ExpressionHumansIntellectual DisabilityMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMaternal InheritanceNuclear ProteinsPhenotypePolymorphism, GeneticSeverity of Illness IndexSiblingsTranscription FactorsTranscriptome
2015
Shifting Diagnostic Systems for Defining Intellectual Disability in Death Penalty Cases: Hall vs. Florida
Mukherjee M, Westphal A. Shifting Diagnostic Systems for Defining Intellectual Disability in Death Penalty Cases: Hall vs. Florida. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2015, 45: 2277-2278. PMID: 25663625, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-015-2384-y.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2014
Crime and Psychiatric Disorders Among Youth in the US Population: An Analysis of the National Comorbidity Survey–Adolescent Supplement
Coker KL, Smith PH, Westphal A, Zonana HV, McKee SA. Crime and Psychiatric Disorders Among Youth in the US Population: An Analysis of the National Comorbidity Survey–Adolescent Supplement. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2014, 53: 888-898.e2. PMID: 25062596, PMCID: PMC4137504, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2014.05.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Comorbidity Survey-Adolescent SupplementPsychiatric disordersPsychiatric comorbidityConduct disorderGreater oddsUS populationMental illnessDSM-IV-based diagnosisLifetime psychiatric disordersSpecific psychiatric disordersMental health servicesAlcohol use disorderRepresentative epidemiological sampleMore diagnosesUse disordersDrug useHealth servicesCommunity settingsLogistic regressionSimilar findingsDiagnosisEpidemiological sampleDisordersOddsSubstantial association
2012
Revisiting Regression in Autism: Heller’s Dementia Infantilis
Westphal A, Schelinski S, Volkmar F, Pelphrey K. Revisiting Regression in Autism: Heller’s Dementia Infantilis. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2012, 43: 265-271. PMID: 22677931, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1559-z.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Healthcare issues for children on the autism spectrum
Volkmar FR, Wiesner LA, Westphal A. Healthcare issues for children on the autism spectrum. Current Opinion In Psychiatry 2006, 19: 361-366. PMID: 16721164, DOI: 10.1097/01.yco.0000228754.64743.66.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsRelated disordersHigh recurrence rateRubella immunizationRecurrence rateTuberous sclerosisDrug treatmentDrug trialsEarly diagnosisAlternative treatmentHealthcare professionalsHealth deliveryLarge-scale studiesKnowledge of autismHealthcare servicesHealthcare issuesTreatmentStrong genetic basisAutism spectrumDisordersFragile X syndromeEmotional difficultiesAutismAssociationX syndromeDelivery