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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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A Case–Control Study of Personality Style and Psychopathology in Parents of Subjects with Autism

Auteurs: Sven Bölte, Susan Knecht, Fritz Poustka

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 2/2007

Abstract

To probe the specificity of traits that might be conceptualised as the broader phenotype of autism, parents of subjects with autism from simplex and multiplex families as well as parents of subjects with obsessive–compulsive disorders (OCD), early onset schizophrenia (EOS) and mental retardation (MR) were assessed using the Personality Style and Disorder Inventory and the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised. Autism parents’ scores were increased on several subscales (e.g. reserved/schizoid, depression) compared to parents of subjects with OCD, EOS and normative data, but not in comparison to MR parents. Results provide some support for the specificity of the broader phenotype of autism. The burden of raising severely disabled children could not be ruled out as a factor influencing parts of this phenotype.

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Titel: A Case–Control Study of Personality Style and Psychopathology in Parents of Subjects with Autism
Auteurs: Sven Bölte
Susan Knecht
Fritz Poustka
Publicatiedatum: 01-02-2007
Uitgeverij: Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 2/2007
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-006-0165-3

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