| Literature DB >> 29675767 |
Gagan Joshi1,2,3, Janet Wozniak4,5,6, Maura Fitzgerald4,5, Stephen Faraone7,8, Ronna Fried4,5,6, Maribel Galdo4,5, Stephannie L Furtak4,5, Kristina Conroy4,5, J Ryan Kilcullen4,5, Abigail Belser4,5, Joseph Biederman4,5,6.
Abstract
To assess prevalence and severity of emotional dysregulation (ED) in psychiatrically referred youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). ASD youth (N = 123) were compared to youth with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and controls. The majority of psychiatrically referred youth with ASD had positive Child Behavior Checklist-ED (CBCL-ED) profile that was significantly higher than in youth with ADHD (82 vs. 53%; p < 0.001). The severe emotional dysregulation (SED) profile was significantly greater in ASD youth than ADHD (44 vs. 15%; p < 0.001). In the presence of SED profile ASD youth suffered from greater severity of autism, associated psychopathology, and psychosocial dysfunction. Greater than expected prevalence of SED in psychiatrically referred youth with ASD that identifies distinct clinical correlates associated with severe morbidity and dysfunction.Entities:
Keywords: Autism spectrum disorder; CBCL; Emotional dysregulation; Youth
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Year: 2018 PMID： 29675767 DOI： 10.1007/s10803-018-3542-9
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Autism Dev Disord ISSN： 0162-3257