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Rates of Co-Occurring Psychiatric Disorders in Autism Spectrum Disorder Using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview
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Mosner, Maya G.; Kinard, Jessica L.; Shah, Jasmine S.; McWeeny, Sean; Greene, Rachel K.; Lowery, Sarah C.; Mazefsky, Carla A.; Dichter, Gabriel S. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2019
Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often meet criteria for at least one additional psychiatric disorder. The present study evaluated the utility of the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) in assessing co-occurring psychiatric disorders in children, adolescents, and young adults with ASD. Ninety-one percent of…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Comorbidity
The Role of Emotion Regulation and Core Autism Symptoms in the Experience of Anxiety in Autism
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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)
The Role of Emotion Regulation on Co-Occurring Psychopathology in Emerging Adults with ASD
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Charlton, Anna S.; Smith, Isaac C.; Mazefsky, Carla A.; White, Susan W. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
Deficits in emotion regulation (ER) are commonly observed in individuals with ASD and may contribute to elevated rates of psychiatric comorbidity. The objective of this study was to understand the relationship between ER (self-and caregiver-reported) and clinician-assigned mood and anxiety disorders in emerging adults with ASD (n = 27).…
Descriptors: Self Control, Psychopathology, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Neural Features of Sustained Emotional Information Processing in Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Mazefsky, Carla A.; Collier, Amanda; Golt, Josh; Siegle, Greg J. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
Emotion dysregulation is common in autism spectrum disorder; a better understanding of the underlying neural mechanisms could inform treatment development. The tendency toward repetitive cognition in autism spectrum disorder may also increase susceptibility to perseverate on distressing stimuli, which may then increase emotion dysregulation.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Emotional Response, Self Control, Information Processing
Verbal Ability and Psychiatric Symptoms in Clinically Referred Inpatient and Outpatient Youth with ASD
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Lerner, Matthew D.; Mazefsky, Carla A.; Weber, Rebecca J.; Transue, Emilie; Siegel, Matthew; Gadow, Kenneth D. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018
Youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience high rates of psychiatric symptoms, but the relation between verbal ability and psychiatric symptoms is unknown. This study utilized a large sample of clinically referred inpatient and outpatient youth with ASD to compare psychiatric comorbidity between verbal and minimally-verbal youth,…
Descriptors: Youth, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Mental Disorders
Emotion Regulation and Emotional Distress in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Foundations and Considerations for Future Research
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Mazefsky, Carla A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is often associated with emotional distress and psychiatric comorbidities. Atypical emotion regulation (ER) may underlie these accompanying features. This special issue of the "Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders" presents a series of mechanistic and applied papers on ER and emotional experiences…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Emotional Disturbances, Comorbidity