Examining Reports of Mental Health in Adults with Williams Syndrome

Autor/inn/en	Stinton, Chris; Tomlinson, Katie; Estes, Zachary
Titel	Examining Reports of Mental Health in Adults with Williams Syndrome
Quelle	In: Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 33 (2012) 1, S.144-152 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0891-4222
DOI	10.1016/j.ridd.2011.09.002
Schlagwörter	Adults; Congenital Impairments; Genetic Disorders; Mental Retardation; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Mental Health; Depression (Psychology); Anxiety + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geistige Behinderung; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Psychohygiene; Angst
Abstract	Prior research suggests that individuals with Williams syndrome (WS) have a disposition towards anxiety. Information regarding this is typically derived from parents and carers. The perspectives of the individuals with WS are rarely included in research of this nature. We examined the mental health of 19 adults with WS using explicit (psychiatric interview) and implicit (modified Stroop task) measures and compared informant (parents/carers) and respondent (adults with WS) reports of psychiatric symptoms. Informants and respondents both reported more symptoms of anxiety (n = 7-9) than depression (n = 2). Strong positive correlations were found between informant and respondent reports of symptoms of mental health problems. Compared to informants, respondents reported significantly more symptoms overall and somewhat more symptoms of anxiety. Results from the Stroop task indicated that the adults with WS were more vigilant to anxiety-related words than to depression-related words. The adults with WS provided reliable information regarding their mental health, thus providing further evidence that anxiety is part of the behavioural phenotype of the syndrome. (Contains 2 figures and 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10