title: Anxiety in youth with autism spectrum disorders: implications for treatment.
abstract: Anxiety disorders are one of the most common psychiatric comorbidities among children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). There has been a recent proliferation of research examining the prevalence, phenomenology, assessment and treatment of anxiety disorders among youth with ASD. While there is currently very limited support for the use of pharmacological agents to treat anxiety among youth with ASD and comorbid anxiety, there has been overwhelming support across numerous modestly sized controlled studies for the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy. This review discusses advances in the treatment literature for anxiety in youth with ASD, and discusses the current evidence base for whether standard treatment needs to be adapted for this population.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Pediatrics, University of South Florida, Tampa , FL , USA.
authors.forename: Carly
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Johnco
authors.affiliation: a Department of Pediatrics, University of South Florida, Tampa , FL , USA.|b Department of Psychology , University of South Florida , Tampa , FL , USA.|c Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurosciences , University of South Florida , Tampa , FL , USA.|d Department of Health Policy and Management , University of South Florida , Tampa , FL , USA.|e Rogers Behavioral Health - Tampa Bay , Tampa , FL , USA.|f All Children's Hospital - Johns Hopkins Medicine , St Petersburg , FL , USA.
authors.forename: Eric A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Storch
mesh_terms: D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*; D000067877:Autism Spectrum Disorder / Q000150:complications*; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D015897:Comorbidity; D006801:Humans
keywords: CBT; adolescent; anxiety; autism; autism spectrum disorder; child; pediatric; pharmacological treatment; treatment