Peer reviewed
Direct linkERIC Number: EJ1041934
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-1931-5864
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Complex Psychiatric Comorbidity of Treatment-Seeking Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Anxiety Symptoms
Hepburn, Susan L.; Stern, Jessica A.; Blakeley-Smith, Audrey; Kimel, Lila K.; Reaven, Judith A.
Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, v7 n4 p359-378 2014
This descriptive study examines the complexity of psychiatric comorbidity in treatment-seeking youth with ASD and anxiety symptoms. Forty-two parents of youth with ASD and anxiety (ages 8-14) completed a structured diagnostic interview (Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children-Present and Lifetime Version). Youth obtained an average of 4 diagnoses. Complex comorbidity did not differ by age, sex, or autism symptoms. Few had participated in mental health treatment. Data from this study support adopting a trans-diagnostic approach to psychiatric intervention for youth with ASD.
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Comorbidity, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Anxiety, Youth, Parents, Children, Early Adolescents, Interviews, Clinical Diagnosis, Age Differences, Gender Differences, Intervention, Psychiatry, Questionnaires, Racial Differences, Parent Background, Educational Attainment, Intelligence Quotient, Check Lists, Screening Tests
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (DHHS/PHS); Administration for Children and Families (DHHS); Health Resources and Services Administration (DHHS), Maternal and Child Health Bureau
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Identifiers - Location: Colorado
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule
Grant or Contract Numbers: U90/CCU816827-02; 90DD0632; 5-T73-MC11044-02- 00
