ERIC Number: EJ977901
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
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Prenatal Pregnancy Complications and Psychiatric Symptoms: Children with ASD versus Clinic Controls
Tudor, Megan E.; DeVincent, Carla J.; Gadow, Kenneth D.
Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, v6 n4 p1401-1405 Oct-Dec 2012
The current study examined the association between prenatal pregnancy complications (PPC) and childhood psychiatric symptoms in children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and non-ASD children who were referred to a psychiatric clinic (Controls). Parents completed a "DSM-IV"-referenced rating scale and developmental history questionnaire. Participants were classified as having [greater than or equal to]1 PPC (+PPC) versus none (-PPC). Children with ASD were significantly more likely to have PPC than Controls. Intra-group comparisons demonstrated that children in the ASD + PPC group had more severe anxiety than ASD/-PPC group. The Control + PPC group obtained higher symptom ratings of inattention, hyperactivity, and oppositional behavior than Control/-PPC. Children in the ASD + PPC group were rated as having more severe anxiety and depression symptoms than Control + PPC. Dissimilar associations in ASD and non-ASD samples were found, suggesting divergent pathogenic processes in different clinical phenotypes.
Descriptors: Autism, Hyperactivity, Pregnancy, Rating Scales, Depression (Psychology), Clinics, Anxiety, Control Groups, Correlation, Mental Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Parent Attitudes, Mental Health, Health Services, Questionnaires, Classification, Attention Deficit Disorders, Children, Severity (of Disability), Genetics
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