High rates of psychiatric co-morbidity in individuals with Asperger's disorder.
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.
Developmental Psychopathology Research and Treatment Center, Istanbul, Turkey. nmotavalli@yahoo.com
Nahit Motavalli
NM
Mukaddes
Rouzbeh
R
Fateh
D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D020817:Asperger Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D019958:Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology