Citation

Mukaddes NM, Fateh R. World J. Biol. Psychiatry 2010; 11(2 Pt 2): 486-492.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, World Federation of the Societies of Biological Psychiatry, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/15622970902789130

PMID

19347776

Abstract

The present study aimed to provide clinical data regarding co-morbidity of psychiatric disorders in individuals diagnosed with Asperger's disorder (AD). This study included 37 individuals (32 male, five female, mean age: 10.9+/-4.5 years) diagnosed with AD. Psychiatric comorbidity was assessed using the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School Age Children - Present and Lifetime Version (K-SADS - PL). Ninety-four percent of participants had at least one additional psychiatric disorder. The most common were anxiety disorders (54%), disruptive behavioural disorders (48%), and mood disorders (37%). The results of this study highlight the need for detailed assessment of additional psychiatric disorders in this population.

Language: en

Keywords

Anxiety Disorders; Asperger Syndrome; Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders; Child; Female; Humans; Male; Mental Disorders; Mood Disorders; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Suicide