Comorbid Psychiatric Disorders in Arab Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Autor/inn/en	Amr, Mostafa; Raddad, Dahoud; El-Mehesh, Fatima; Bakr, Ashraf; Sallam, Khalid; Amin, Tarek
Titel	Comorbid Psychiatric Disorders in Arab Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Quelle	In: Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 6 (2012) 1, S.240-248 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1750-9467
DOI	10.1016/j.rasd.2011.05.005
Schlagwörter	Anxiety Disorders; Autism; Arabs; Foreign Countries; Mental Disorders; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Children; Correlation; Cognitive Ability; Gender Differences; Clinics; Clinical Diagnosis; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Behavior Disorders; Depression (Psychology); Egypt; Jordan; Saudi Arabia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Arab; Araber; Ausland; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Child; Kind; Kinder; Korrelation; Denkfähigkeit; Geschlechterkonflikt; Ägypten; Saudi-Arabien
Abstract	The objective of our study is to estimate the prevalence of comorbid psychiatric disorders in a sample of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) recruited from three Arab countries. We also examine the relationship between comorbidity and children's cognitive functioning and gender. Children who received a diagnosis of ASD (n = 60) from a child psychiatric outpatient clinic in Mansoura (Egypt), Al-Ahsa (Saudi Arabia) and Amman (Jordan) were included in this study. Comorbid diagnoses were established with a clinical interview and a semi-structured clinical interview for children and adolescents (SCICA). In addition, for all patients the cognitive evaluation was measured given the range in age and level of ability. Sixty-three percent of the children were diagnosed with at least one comorbid disorder. The most commonly reported comorbid disorders were anxiety disorders (58.3%), ADHD (31.6%), conduct disorders (23.3%), and major depressive disorder (13.3%). Out of the total sample, Obsessive compulsive disorder was the most prevalent anxiety disorder (55%). Elimination disorders were also diagnosed in 40% of patients. These findings emphasize a wide variety of psychiatric comorbidity afflicting youth with ASD and may be important targets for intervention. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10