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Myriam Casseus; Nancy E. Reichman – Infant and Child Development, 2025
The mental health and well-being of children and adolescents are critical public health concerns globally. This cross-sectional study analysed nationally representative data from the combined 2016-2022 National Survey of Children's Health (n = 239,534) to produce estimates of parent-reported diagnoses of children's anxiety, depression and…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders, Depression (Psychology), Behavior Problems
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Edelstein, Matthew L.; Lenfestey, Sydney Pippin – Education and Treatment of Children, 2023
The current study outlines the successful behavioral assessment and treatment of compulsive behaviors in a high-functioning adolescent with autism. After a functional assessment suggested that compulsive behavior was maintained by both social--negative and social--positive reinforcement, we demonstrated effects of functional communication…
Descriptors: Functional Behavioral Assessment, Anxiety Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Social Reinforcement
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Christine K. Syriopoulou-Delli; Areti-Eirini Filiou – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2024
Background: Children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often experience symptoms of various mental disorders along with the characteristics that define ASD. High rates of several psychiatric disorders have been reported in people with ASD such as anxiety, depression, cognitive problems, emotional regulation difficulties and…
Descriptors: Children, Adolescents, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Anxiety Disorders
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Hasan C. Aykutlu; Leyla Bozatli; Isik Görker; Esra Okyar; Ayla Uzun-Çiçek; Ilknur Ucuz; Hicran Dogru; Saliha Baykal; Öznur Bilaç; Esra N. Arslan; Nazike Yildiz; Alper Alnak; Nursena Turnali; Nurten S. Sobay – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2024
Objectives: Autistic children frequently exhibit irritability, which can manifest as aggression, self-injurious behaviour, and severe tantrums, leading to significant impairments. Two atypical antipsychotics have been licensed by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of irritability in autistic children, although a significant…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Children, Adolescents
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Conner, Caitlin M.; White, Susan W.; Scahill, Lawrence; Mazefsky, Carla A. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
Youth with autism spectrum disorder are at elevated risk for impaired emotion regulation and clinically impairing anxiety. A prior developmental framework posited that impaired emotion regulation leads to co-occurring psychiatric conditions such as anxiety, with outcome determined in part by autism spectrum disorder-specific moderating factors.…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
LoCurto, Jamie; Pella, Jeffrey E.; Chan, Grace; Ginsburg, Golda S. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2021
Despite the high prevalence of and documented impairment associated with pediatric anxiety disorders, less than half of youth access mental health services. This study examined (a) the utilization of eight school services and supports (e.g., seen a school counselor for a mental health reason, placement in a special class for a behavior or…
Descriptors: School Counseling, School Health Services, Mental Health Programs, Children
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Rattaz, Cécile; Munir, Kerim; Michelon, Cécile; Picot, Marie-Christine; Baghdadli, Amaria; Baghdadli, Amaria; Baghdadli, Amaria; Chabaux, Catherine; Chatel, Clarisse; Cohen, David; Damville, Emmanuel; Geoffray, Marie-Maude; Gicquel, Ludovic; Jardri, Renaud; Maffre, Thierry; Novo, Alexandre; Odoyer, Roxane; Oreve, Marie-Joëlle; Périsse, Didier; Poinso, François; Pottelette, Julien; Robel, Laurence; Rolland, Catherine; Schoenberger, Marie; Serret, Sylvie; Sonié, Sandrine; Speranza, Mario; Vespirini, Stéphanie – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
Children and adolescents with ASD are increasingly included in regular school settings, however little is known about how placement decisions are made. In the present study, we examined the types and duration of school attendance among children and adolescents in the ELENA Cohort, a multi-center study of children and adolescents with ASD, ages…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inclusion, Children, Adolescents
Makol, Bridget A.; De Los Reyes, Andres; Ostrander, Rick S.; Reynolds, Elizabeth K. – Grantee Submission, 2019
When compared to one another, multiple informants' reports of adolescent internalizing problems often reveal low convergence. This creates challenges in the delivery of clinical services, particularly for severe outcomes linked to internalizing problems, namely suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Clinicians would benefit from methods that facilitate…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Hospitals, Patients
Gregory M. Fosco; Hio Wa Mak; Amanda Ramos; Emily LoBraico; Melissa Lippold – Grantee Submission, 2019
Background: Family-based assessments of risk factors for adolescent emotional, behavioral, and substance use problems can be used to identify adolescents who are at risk and intervene before problems cause clinically significant impairment. Expanding traditional methods for assessing risk, this study evaluates whether "lability,"…
Descriptors: Family Characteristics, Predictor Variables, Adolescents, Emotional Problems
LoCurto, Jamie; Pella, Jeffrey E.; Chan, Grace; Ginsburg, Golda S. – Grantee Submission, 2020
Despite the high prevalence of and documented impairment associated with pediatric anxiety disorders, less than half of youth access mental health services. This study examined: (1) the utilization of eight school services and supports (e.g., seen a school counselor for a mental health reason, placement in a special class for a behavior or…
Descriptors: School Counseling, School Health Services, Mental Health Programs, Children
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Jones, Carolyn E.; Monfils, Marie-H. – Learning & Memory, 2016
Traumatic experiences early in life can contribute to the development of mood and anxiety disorders that manifest during adolescence and young adulthood. In young rats exposed to acute fear or stress, alterations in neural development can lead to enduring behavioral abnormalities. Here, we used a modified extinction intervention…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Fear, Juvenile Justice, Classical Conditioning
Pella, Jeffery E.; Slade, Eric P.; Pikulski, Paige J.; Ginsburg, Golda S. – Grantee Submission, 2020
Few studies provide information about the clinical correlates of economic costs in pediatric anxiety disorders. This study uses baseline data from a randomized trial involving 209 children and adolescents with clinical anxiety to examine clinical and demographic correlates of direct and indirect costs. Measured costs included the direct costs of…
Descriptors: Anxiety Disorders, Correlation, Children, Adolescents
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Splett, Joni W.; George, Melissa W.; Zaheer, Imad; Weist, Mark D.; Evans, Steven W.; Kern, Lee – School Mental Health, 2018
Although it is known some youth access mental health services more readily than others, most service use studies used variable-centric approaches that produced heterogeneous groups and results that require parents and educators to understand diagnostic categories. Person-centered approaches group youth with similar patterns of behavioral and…
Descriptors: Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Profiles, Mental Health Programs, School Health Services
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Paalman, Carmen; van Domburgh, Lieke; Stevens, Gonneke; Vermeiren, Robert; van de Ven, Peter; Branje, Susan; Frijns, Tom; Meeus, Wim; Koot, Hans; van Lier, Pol; Jansen, Lucres; Doreleijers, Theo – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2015
This longitudinal study explores differences between native Dutch and immigrant Moroccan adolescents in the relationship between internalizing and externalizing problems across time. By using generalized estimating equations (GEE), the strength and stability of associations between internalizing and externalizing problems in 159 Moroccan and 159…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Immigrants, Correlation, Foreign Countries
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Peters, Brittany; Williams, Kent C.; Gorrindo, Phillip; Rosenberg, Daniel; Lee, Evon Batey; Levitt, Pat; Veenstra-VanderWeele, Jeremy – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
Based on clinical experience, we hypothesized that rigid-compulsive behaviors are associated with severe constipation and co-occurring diarrhea or underwear staining in children with autism spectrum disorder. Using data from the Autism Treatment Network, we evaluated the association between these gastrointestinal symptoms and measures of rigid…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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