Muris P, Steerneman P, Merckelbach H, Holdrinet I, Meesters C
Department of Psychology, Limburg University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
J Anxiety Disord. 1998 Jul-Aug;12(4):387-93. doi: 10.1016/s0887-6185(98)00022-x.
The present study examined the prevalence of comorbid anxiety symptoms in 44 children with pervasive developmental disorders. Parents of the children were interviewed using the Anxiety Disorders section of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children. Results indicated that severe anxiety symptoms are highly prevalent in children with pervasive developmental disorders: 84.1% of the children met the full criteria for at least one anxiety disorder. Furthermore, 72.7% of the children displayed ritualistic behaviors. Implications of the findings are discussed.
本研究调查了44名广泛性发育障碍儿童中共病焦虑症状的患病率。使用儿童诊断访谈量表中的焦虑障碍部分对这些儿童的家长进行了访谈。结果表明，严重焦虑症状在广泛性发育障碍儿童中非常普遍：84.1%的儿童至少符合一种焦虑障碍的全部标准。此外，72.7%的儿童表现出仪式化行为。本文讨论了这些研究结果的意义。
