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Autism Spectrum Traits in Children with Anxiety Disorders
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van Steensel, Francisca J. A.; Bogels, Susan M.; Wood, Jeffrey J. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2013
The aim of this study was to examine ASD traits in children with clinical anxiety in early development, as well as current manifestations. Parents of 42 children with an anxiety disorder (but no known diagnosis of ASD) and 42 typically developing children were interviewed using the Autism Diagnostic Interview (ADI-R). They also completed…
Descriptors: Anxiety Disorders, Questionnaires, Anxiety, Autism
Psychiatric Comorbidity in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Comparison with Children with ADHD
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van Steensel, Francisca J. A.; Bogels, Susan M.; de Bruin, Esther I. – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2013
The present study was conducted with the aim to identify comorbid psychiatric disorders in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) (n = 40) and to compare those comorbidity rates to those in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (n = 40). Participants were clinically referred children aged 7-18 years. DSM-IV…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, Autism, Comorbidity
The Interplay between Expressed Parental Anxiety and Infant Behavioural Inhibition Predicts Infant Avoidance in a Social Referencing Paradigm
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Aktar, Evin; Majdandzic, Mirjana; de Vente, Wieke; Bogels, Susan M. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2013
Background: Anxiety aggregates in families. Environmental factors, such as modelling of anxious behaviours, are assumed to play a causal role in the development of child anxiety. We investigated the predictive value of paternal and maternal anxiety (lifetime anxiety disorders and expressed parental anxiety) on infants' fear and avoidance during…
Descriptors: Correlation, Parent Child Relationship, Infant Behavior, Inhibition
Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents with Autistic Spectrum Disorders: A Meta-Analysis
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van Steensel, Francisca J. A.; Bogels, Susan M.; Perrin, Sean – Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 2011
There is considerable evidence that children and adolescents with autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) are at increased risk of anxiety and anxiety disorders. However, it is less clear which of the specific DSM-IV anxiety disorders occur most in this population. The present study used meta-analytic techniques to help clarify this issue. A systematic…
Descriptors: Evidence, Anxiety Disorders, Autism, Young Adults
Anxiety and Quality of Life: Clinically Anxious Children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorders Compared
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van Steensel, Francisca J. A.; Bogels, Susan M.; Dirksen, Carmen D. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2012
Comorbid anxiety disorders are common in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). However, studies comparing children with ASD to clinically anxious children are rare. This study investigated anxiety problems and health-related quality of life in children with high-functioning ASD and comorbid anxiety disorders (referred to as the ASD…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Quality of Life, Anxiety Disorders, Anxiety
Child versus Family Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Clinically Anxious Youth: An Efficacy and Partial Effectiveness Study
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Bodden, Denise H. M.; Bogels, Susan M.; Nauta, Maaike H.; De Hann, Else; Ringrose, Jaap; Appelboom, Carla; Brinkman, Andries G.; Appelboom-Geerts, Karen C. M. M. J. – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2008
Child-focused and family-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for 128 children with clinical anxiety disorders and their parents were compared in terms of efficacy and partial effectiveness. Results indicate that 53% of the children under the child CBT became free of anxiety disorders at posttreamtent compared to only 28% under family CBT.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Restructuring, Therapy, Anxiety Disorders, Behavior Modification