Title |
Psychopathology in Children and Adolescents with ASD Without Mental Retardation
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Published in |
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, March 2013
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DOI | 10.1007/s10803-013-1792-0 |
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Authors |
Marta Caamaño, Leticia Boada, Jessica Merchán-Naranjo, Carmen Moreno, Cloe Llorente, Dolores Moreno, Celso Arango, Mara Parellada |
Abstract |
This study analyzes subclinical psychopathology in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) without mental retardation with no comorbid disorder, assessed by an extensive general psychopathology interview. The K-SADS-PL was administered to a group of 25 patients with ASD (mean age = 12.80 ± 2.86 years) and 25 healthy controls (mean age 12.52 ± 2.86 years). Significant differences were found between patients with ASD and controls for the domains of: depressive disorder, anxiety separation disorder, agoraphobia and specific phobias, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). In patients without a comorbid disorder, we found a profile of subclinical disturbances that suggest high risk for comorbid psychiatric conditions derived from the presence of subthreshold symptomatology. |
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