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Annual Research Review: Re-Thinking the Classification of Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Lord, Catherine; Jones, Rebecca M. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2012
Background: The nosology of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is at a critical point in history as the field seeks to better define dimensions of social-communication deficits and restricted/repetitive behaviors on an individual level for both clinical and neurobiological purposes. These different dimensions also suggest an increasing need for…
Descriptors: Autism, Classification, Psychometrics, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Children's Perceptions of Parental Emotional Neglect and Control and Psychopathology
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Young, Robert; Lennie, Susan; Minnis, Helen – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2011
Background: Parental emotional neglect is linked to psychiatric disorder. This study explores the associations between children's perceptions of parental emotional neglect and future psychopathology. Methods: In a school-based longitudinal study of nearly 1,700 children aged 11-15 we explored children's perceptions of parenting, as measured by the…
Descriptors: Child Neglect, Child Rearing, Psychopathology, At Risk Persons
Trajectories Leading to Autism Spectrum Disorders Are Affected by Paternal Age: Findings from Two Nationally Representative Twin Studies
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Lundstrom, Sebastian; Haworth, Claire M. A.; Carlstrom, Eva; Gillberg, Christopher; Mill, Jonathan; Rastam, Maria; Hultman, Christina M.; Ronald, Angelica; Anckarsater, Henrik; Plomin, Robert; Lichtenstein, Paul; Reichenberg, Abraham – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2010
Background: Despite extensive efforts, the causes of autism remain unknown. Advancing paternal age has been associated with various neurodevelopmental disorders. We aim to investigate three unresolved questions: (a) What is the association between paternal age and autism spectrum disorders (ASD)?; (b) Does paternal age moderate the genetic and…
Descriptors: Twins, Autism, Genetics, Foreign Countries
Is There an Epidemic of Child or Adolescent Depression?
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Costello, E. Jane; Erkanli, Alaattin; Angold, Adrian – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2006
Background: Both the professional and the general media have recently published concerns about an "epidemic" of child and adolescent depression. Reasons for this concern include (1) increases in antidepressant prescriptions, (2) retrospective recall by successive birth cohorts of adults, (3) rising adolescent suicide rates until 1990,…
Descriptors: Evidence, Emotional Problems, Incidence, Suicide