title: Comorbid psychiatric disorders in children with autism: interview development and rates of disorders.
abstract: The Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia was modified for use in children and adolescents with autism by developing additional screening questions and coding options that reflect the presentation of psychiatric disorders in autism spectrum disorders. The modified instrument, the Autism Comorbidity Interview-Present and Lifetime Version (ACI-PL), was piloted and frequently diagnosed disorders, depression, ADHD, and OCD, were tested for reliability and validity. The ACI-PL provides reliable DSM diagnoses that are valid based on clinical psychiatric diagnosis and treatment history. The sample demonstrated a high prevalence of specific phobia, obsessive compulsive disorder, and ADHD. The rates of psychiatric disorder in autism are high and are associated with functional impairment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA.
authors.forename: Ovsanna T
authors.initials: OT
authors.lastname: Leyfer
authors.forename: Susan E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Folstein
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bacalman
authors.forename: Naomi O
authors.initials: NO
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dinh
authors.forename: Jubel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tager-Flusberg
authors.forename: Janet E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Lainhart
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales