Treatment of anxiety in older adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorders: A pilot study
| Autor: | Sarah M. Kennedy, Jill Ehrenreich-May, Amy L. Beaumont, Jeffrey J. Wood, Fred Frankel, Gregory Simpson, Michael Alessandri, Lindsay M. Stewart, Elizabeth A. Laugeson, Eric A. Storch, Amelia N. Rowley |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Male Adolescent Autism Spectrum Disorder medicine.medical_treatment Population Pilot Projects behavioral disciplines and activities Adaptive functioning Young Adult mental disorders Medicine Humans Young adult education education.field_of_study Cognitive Behavioral Therapy business.industry medicine.disease Anxiety Disorders Cognitive behavioral therapy Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Treatment Outcome Autism spectrum disorder Design study Anxiety Autism Female Pshychiatric Mental Health medicine.symptom business Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic. 84(2) |
| ISSN: | 1943-2828 |
| Popis: | Anxiety disorders are commonly comorbid in adolescents and young adults with high-functioning autism. Cognitive-behavioral treatments (CBT) for anxiety, when adapted and expanded to target autism spectrum disorder (ASD) characteristics, may be beneficial, but there is minimal evidence to guide clinicians in their application. This multiple-baseline design study evaluated the initial efficacy of a CBT protocol adapted to address anxiety symptoms and adaptive functioning in this population. Anxiety and ASD symptoms were assessed for six participants at intake, after baseline, posttreatment, and at 1-month follow-up. Parent- and child-reported anxiety was also assessed during baseline and treatment. Visual inspection and reliable change index scores were used to evaluate change. All participants improved on clinician-rated measures of disorder severity, and gains were maintained at follow-up. Results were more equivocal for parent- and self-rated anxiety and parent-rated ASD, partly because of spontaneous changes during baseline. |
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