University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences, Department of Education, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Int J Psychiatry Clin Pract. 2012 Mar;16(1):60-7. doi: 10.3109/13651501.2011.617455. Epub 2011 Nov 9.
A deficit in social interaction is characteristic for children with Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS). The aim of this exploratory study is to assess the effect of Social Skills Training (SST) in children with DSM-IV based PDD-NOS.
Ten consecutively referred children (n = 3 girls and n = 7 boys, mean age = 8.5, mean Full Scale Intelligence Quotient [FSIQ] = 104) participated in the standardized SST in a university outpatient department of child psychiatry. The valid and reliable Children's Social Behaviour Questionnaire (CSBQ) and Self-Perception Profile for Children (SPPC) were filled out pre- and post treatment by parents and children respectively.
Parent's CSBQ total and subscale "Social understanding" scores were significantly lower after the SST. Children's scores on the subscale "Scholastic Competence" of the SPPC were significantly higher after SST, whereas their scores on the SPPC subscale "Physical Appearance" were significantly lower after SST as compared to before.
This study provides a first indication of positive effects of SST in children with PDD-NOS.
社交互动缺陷是广泛性发育障碍未特定型(PDD-NOS)儿童的特征。本探索性研究旨在评估社交技能训练(SST)对基于 DSM-IV 的 PDD-NOS 儿童的影响。
在儿童精神病学大学门诊,连续纳入 10 名符合条件的儿童(n=3 名女孩和 n=7 名男孩,平均年龄=8.5,平均全量表智商[FSIQ]=104)参与标准化 SST。治疗前和治疗后,父母和孩子分别填写有效和可靠的儿童社交行为问卷(CSBQ)和儿童自我知觉量表(SPPC)。
SST 后,父母 CSBQ 总分和“社会理解”分量表得分显著降低。SST 后,儿童 SPPC 分量表“学业能力”得分显著升高,而 SPPC 分量表“身体外貌”得分显著降低。
本研究初步表明 SST 对 PDD-NOS 儿童有积极影响。