Parent-rated anxiety symptoms in children with pervasive developmental disorders: Frequency and association with core autism symptoms and cognitive functioning

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 117-128

  Sukhodolsky, Denis G ^a   Scahill, Lawrence ^a   Gadow, Kenneth D ^b   Arnold, L Eugene ^c   Aman, Michael G ^c   McDougle, Christopher J ^d   McCracken, James T ^e   Tierney, Elaine ^f   Williams White, Susan ^g   Lecavalier, Luc ^c   Vitiello, Benedetto ^h  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Autism; Comorbid psychiatric psychopathology; Pervasive developmental disorders

Indexed keywords

METHYLPHENIDATE; RISPERIDONE;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD AND ADOLESCENT SYMPTOM INVENTORY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PHOBIA; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL ASPECT; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; ANXIETY; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MALE; METHYLPHENIDATE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISPERIDONE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR;

EID: 41149123218     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-007-9165-9     Document Type: Article

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