Predictors of Psychiatric Symptoms in Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder |
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Authors: | Email author" target="_blank">Kenneth?D?GadowEmail author Carla?DeVincent Jayne?Schneider |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Putnam Hall-South Campus, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8790, USA;(2) Department of Pediatrics, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY, USA |
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Abstract: | This study examined mental health risk/protective factors for DSM-IV psychiatric symptoms in children with an autism spectrum
disorder (ASD) and their contribution to functioning separate from ASD symptom severity. Mothers/teachers completed measures
of risk/protection and social, adaptive, and school functioning in 6- to 12-year-olds with a diagnosed ASD (N = 238). Bivariate correlations and simultaneous regression analyses indicated a unique pattern of predictors for attention-deficit/hyperactivity
disorder, aggression, anxiety, and depression symptoms. Moreover, psychiatric symptoms differentially predicted social and
school performance. Findings indicate that co-occurring psychiatric symptoms and their associated mental health risk/protective
factors may have important clinical implications and generally support a biopsychosocial model of psychopathology in children
with an ASD that appears to share many similarities with models for nonASD children. |
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Keywords: | Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder Oppositional defiant disorder Anxiety Depression Autism Asperger’ s syndrome PDDNOS DSM-IV Risk factors Obstetric complications Family history of psychopathology |
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