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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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Predictors of Psychiatric Symptoms in Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder

Auteurs: Kenneth D. Gadow, Carla DeVincent, Jayne Schneider

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 9/2008

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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Titel: Predictors of Psychiatric Symptoms in Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder
Auteurs: Kenneth D. Gadow
Carla DeVincent
Jayne Schneider
Publicatiedatum: 01-10-2008
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 9/2008
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-008-0556-8

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