Surrey Place Centre, Toronto, Ontario.
Can J Psychiatry. 2011 Feb;56(2):102-9. doi: 10.1177/070674371105600205.
To determine whether psychiatric and behavioural disorders occur more frequently in adolescents with autism and intellectual disabilities, compared with those without autism.
A population-based case-control study was undertaken and 36 adolescents with autism were pairwise matched for age and IQ to 36 adolescents without autism. Caregivers were interviewed with structured psychiatric interview and questionnaire measures of psychiatric and behavioural problems.
Compulsive behaviours and stereotypies were significantly more common in adolescents with autism.
Adolescents with autism are prone to compulsive behaviours and stereotypies as well as specific manifestations of anxiety, fears, and phobias.
确定与非自闭症患者相比,自闭症和智力障碍青少年是否更频繁地出现精神和行为障碍。
进行了一项基于人群的病例对照研究,将 36 名自闭症青少年与年龄和智商相匹配的 36 名非自闭症青少年进行配对。通过结构化的精神科访谈和精神疾病及行为问题问卷,对照顾者进行访谈。
自闭症青少年强迫行为和刻板行为明显更常见。
自闭症青少年易出现强迫行为和刻板行为,以及焦虑、恐惧和恐惧症等特定表现。