Challenging behavior and co-morbid psychopathology in adults with intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorders
| Autor: | Eugenia Kravariti, Nick Bouras, Katharina Dworzynski, Colin Hemmings, Elias Tsakanikos, Geraldine Holt, Jane McCarthy |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Comorbidity Severity of Illness Index behavioral disciplines and activities Young Adult Predictive Value of Tests Intellectual Disability mental disorders Intellectual disability Developmental and Educational Psychology medicine Pervasive developmental disorder Humans Child Psychiatry Aged Intelligence Tests Intelligence quotient Mental Disorders Middle Aged medicine.disease Mental health Developmental disorder Clinical Psychology Logistic Models Child Development Disorders Pervasive Multivariate Analysis Autism Female Psychology Psychopathology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Research in Developmental Disabilities. 31:362-366 |
| ISSN: | 0891-4222 |
| Popis: | We investigated the relationship between challenging behavior and co-morbid psychopathology in adults with intellectual disability (ID) and autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) (N=124) as compared to adults with ID only (N=562). All participants were first time referrals to specialist mental health services and were living in community settings. Clinical diagnoses were based on ICD-10 criteria and presence of challenging behavior was assessed with the Disability Assessment Schedule (DAS-B). The analyses showed that ASD diagnosis was significantly associated with male gender, younger age and lower level of ID. Challenging behavior was about four times more likely in adults with ASD as compared to non-ASD adults. In those with challenging behavior, there were significant differences in co-morbid psychopathology between ASD and non-ASD adults. However, after controlling for level of ID, gender and age, there was no association between co-morbid psychopathology and presence of challenging behavior. Overall, the results suggest that presence of challenging behavior is independent from co-morbid psychopathology in adults with ID and ASD. |
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