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Psychiatric comorbidity and functioning in a clinically referred population of adults with autism spectrum disorders: a comparative study.
Gagan Joshi,Janet Wozniak,Carter R. Petty,Carter R. Petty,Mary Kate Martelon,Ronna Fried,Anela Bolfek,Amelia Kotte,Jonathan R. Stevens,Jonathan R. Stevens,Stephannie L. Furtak,Michelle Bourgeois,Janet Caruso,Ashley Caron,Joseph Biederman +14 more
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Adults with ASD have high levels of psychiatric comorbidity and dysfunction comparable to a clinically referred population of adults without ASD, and were functionally more impaired with a significant proportion having received both counseling and pharmacotherapy.Abstract:
To systematically examine the patterns of psychiatric comorbidity and functioning in clinically referred adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Psychiatrically referred adults with and without ASD were compared on measures assessing for psychiatric comorbidity and psychosocial functioning. Sixty-three adults with ASD participated in the study (mean age: 29 ± 11 years). Adults with ASD in their lifetime suffered from a higher burden of psychiatric disorders (6 ± 3.4 vs. 3.5 ± 2.7; p < 0.001) including major depressive disorder and multiple anxiety disorders, and were functionally more impaired with a significant proportion having received both counseling and pharmacotherapy. Adults with ASD have high levels of psychiatric comorbidity and dysfunction comparable to a clinically referred population of adults without ASD.read more
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Psychosocial Treatments Targeting Anxiety and Depression in Adolescents and Adults on the Autism Spectrum: Review of the Latest Research and Recommended Future Directions
Susan W. White,Grace Lee Simmons,Katherine Gotham,Caitlin M. Conner,Isaac C. Smith,Kelly B. Beck,Carla A. Mazefsky +6 more
TL;DR: This synthesis of treatment research related to anxiety and depression in adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) focuses on the scientific support for various forms of psychosocial interventions, useful adaptations to standard interventions, and engagement of candidate therapeutic mechanisms.
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Sleep Patterns in Adults with a Diagnosis of High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Emma Baker,Amanda L. Richdale +1 more
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Classification of functioning and impairment: the development of ICF core sets for autism spectrum disorder.
Sven Bölte,Elles de Schipper,John E. Robison,Virginia Wong,Melissa Selb,Nidhi Singhal,Petrus J. de Vries,Lonnie Zwaigenbaum +7 more
TL;DR: The authors preview the process for developing ICF Core Sets for ASD, a collaboration with the World Health Organization and the ICF Research Branch, with the goal of providing useful standards for research and clinical practice and generating a common language for functioning and impairment in ASD in different areas of life and across the life span.
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The Gestalt of functioning in autism spectrum disorder: Results of the international conference to develop final consensus International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health core sets:
Sven Bölte,Sven Bölte,Soheil Mahdi,Soheil Mahdi,Petrus J. de Vries,Mats Granlund,John E. Robison,Cory Shulman,Susan E. Swedo,Bruce J. Tonge,Virginia Wong,Lonnie Zwaigenbaum,Wolfgang Segerer,Melissa Selb +13 more
TL;DR: The Autism spectrum disorder Core Sets mark a milestone toward the standardized assessment of autism spectrum disorder–related functioning in educational, administrative, clinical, and research settings.
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A Systematic Review of the Rates of Depression in Children and Adults With High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder
TL;DR: Examination of the phenomenology of depression in HF ASD linked to the development of psychometrically valid assessment measures would facilitate epidemiological studies, improve clinical case recognition, and inform treatments and interventions.
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