Predictors of psychiatric symptoms in children with an autism spectrum disorder
Predictors of psychiatric symptoms in children with an autism spectrum disorder
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DOI：
10.1007/s10803-008-0556-8
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发表时间：
2008-10-01
影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
Schneider, Jayne
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作者：
Gadow, Kenneth D.;DeVincent, Carla;Schneider, Jayne
这项研究考察了自闭症谱系障碍(ASD)儿童DSM-IV精神症状的心理健康风险/保护因素，以及它们与ASD症状严重程度分开对功能的影响。母亲/教师完成了对确诊为自闭症的6至12岁儿童的风险/保护以及社会、适应和学校功能的测量(N=238)。双变量相关和同时回归分析表明，注意力缺陷/多动障碍、攻击性、焦虑和抑郁症状的预测因子具有独特的模式。此外，精神症状不同地预测社交和学校表现。研究结果表明，共同出现的精神症状及其相关的心理健康风险/保护因素可能具有重要的临床意义，并通常支持ASD儿童的心理病理学生物心理社会模型，该模型似乎与非ASD儿童的模型有许多相似之处。
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.