Complex Psychiatric Comorbidity of Treatment-Seeking Youth With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Anxiety Symptoms
| العنوان: | Complex Psychiatric Comorbidity of Treatment-Seeking Youth With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Anxiety Symptoms |
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| المؤلفون: | Jessica A. Stern, Audrey Blakeley-Smith, Judith A. Reaven, Susan Hepburn, Lila K. Kimel |
| المصدر: | Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities. 7:359-378 |
| بيانات النشر: | Informa UK Limited, 2014. |
| سنة النشر: | 2014 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | medicine.medical_specialty, Intelligence quotient, Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia, medicine.disease, behavioral disciplines and activities, Comorbidity, Article, Psychiatry and Mental health, Autism spectrum disorder, Intervention (counseling), mental disorders, medicine, Autism, Anxiety, medicine.symptom, Medical diagnosis, Psychiatry, Psychology, Clinical psychology |
| الوصف: | Anxiety disorders and other co-occurring psychiatric disorders significantly impact adaptive functioning for many children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This descriptive study examines the complexity of psychiatric comorbidity in treatment-seeking youth with ASD and anxiety symptoms. Forty-two parents of 8- to 14-year-old children with ASD and anxiety symptoms completed a structured psychiatric interview (K-SADS) and provided information about the child's past and current psychological functioning as part of a screening process to enter an anxiety intervention program. Overall, comorbidity was very complex, with children obtaining an average of 4 psychiatric diagnoses (including anxiety disorders) on a structured clinical interview (range = 0-9). Onset and course differed by psychiatric disorder. Complexity of comorbidity did not differ significantly by age, sex, or autism severity. Despite clinical significance of the symptoms reported, few children were currently (or ever) engaged in mental health treatment or group psychosocial intervention. Although the specificity of the current sample limits the generalizability of these results, findings suggest that treatment-seeking children with ASD and anxiety often present with additional psychiatric symptoms, which supports a transdiagnostic approach to research and intervention in this area. Accurate assessment of comorbidity may provide valuable information for families and clinicians regarding individualized treatment approaches. |
| تدمد: | 1931-5872 1931-5864 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/19315864.2014.932476 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::cdc3c0189734cb6e020aa4d7a6b29c0e https://doi.org/10.1080/19315864.2014.932476 |
| Rights: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....cdc3c0189734cb6e020aa4d7a6b29c0e |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 19315872 19315864 |
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| DOI: | 10.1080/19315864.2014.932476 |