| Title |
Behaviour Management Problems as Predictors of Psychotropic Medication and Use of Psychiatric Services in Adults with Autism
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, October 2006
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10803-006-0248-1 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Elias Tsakanikos, Helen Costello, Geraldine Holt, Peter Sturmey, Nick Bouras |
| Abstract |
We examined behaviour management problems as predictors of psychotropic medication, use of psychiatric consultation and in-patient admission in a group of 66 adults with pervasive developmental disorder (PDD) and intellectual disability (ID) and 99 controls matched in age, gender and level of ID. Overall, people with PDD had higher rates of most DAS behaviour problems and more frequent use of anti-psychotics than matched controls. Logistic regression analyses showed that physical aggression and problems such as pestering staff independently predicted use of anti-psychotics. Physical aggression and overactivity predicted further involvement of psychiatric services. PDD diagnosis predicted admission to an in-patient unit. The results suggest that externalizing problem behaviours in adults with autism can predict type of treatment intervention. |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 134 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 24 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 20 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 13 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 7% |
| Other | 31 | 23% |
| Unknown | 24 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 41 | 30% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 29 | 21% |
| Social Sciences | 9 | 7% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 4% |
| Neuroscience | 5 | 4% |
| Other | 19 | 14% |
| Unknown | 27 | 20% |
Attention Score in Context
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