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Alexithymia and Intolerance of Uncertainty Predict Somatic Symptoms in Autistic and Non-Autistic Adults
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Larkin, Fionnuala; Ralston, Brianna; Dinsdale, Sophie Jayne; Kimura, Sakura; Hayiou-Thomas, Marianna Emma – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
Autistic people experience heightened rates of physical health problems but may also experience elevated levels of somatic symptoms (e.g. pain, headache, gastrointestinal symptoms) due to psychological factors which are common in autism. This online study sought to compare rates of somatic symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire-15) in older…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Physical Health, Pain, Mental Health
Victims' Perceptions of Traditional and Cyberbullying, and the Psychosocial Correlates of Their Victimisation
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Campbell, Marilyn; Spears, Barbara; Slee, Phillip; Butler, Des; Kift, Sally – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2012
It is well recognised that there are serious correlates for victims of traditional bullying. These have been shown to include increased levels of depression, anxiety and psychosomatic symptoms, in addition to often severe physical harm and even suicide. Bullied students also feel more socially ineffective and have greater interpersonal…
Descriptors: Evidence, Mental Health, Adolescents, Bullying
Conversion Disorder in Australian Pediatric Practice
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Kozlowska, Kasia; Nunn, Kenneth P.; Rose, Donna; Morris, Anne; Ouvrier, Robert A.; Varghese, John – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2007
Objectives: To describe the incidence and clinical features of children presenting to Australian child health specialists with conversion disorder. Method: Active, national surveillance of conversion disorder in children younger than 16 years of age during 2002 and 2003. Results: A total of 194 children were reported on. The average age was 11.8…
Descriptors: Incidence, Child Health, Age, Depression (Psychology)
Illness in the Family: Old Myths and New Truths! Unit for Child Studies. Selected Papers Number 19.
Perkins, Richard; Oldenburg, Brian – 1982
A multifactorial model of phases in the development and progress of physical illness is described, and the model's utility is illustrated. The model consists of antecedent and concurrent conditions and consequences related to physical, psychological, and social factors and their interaction. The application of the model is illustrated by a…
Descriptors: Asthma, Case Studies, Diseases, Emotional Adjustment
Verbal Therapy with a Girl Who Could Not Hear
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Finney, Deborah A. – Clinical Psychologist, 2006
This report considers the effective and varied components of treatment of an uncommon manifestation of conversion disorder in an adolescent girl. The patient was referred for treatment of hearing loss with no apparent organic cause. The treatment approach was multifaceted and based on general principles for treatment of conversion disorder in…
Descriptors: Psychotherapy, Psychosomatic Disorders, Females, Adolescents
Problem Behaviour and Associated Risk Factors in Young Children
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Martin, Andrew J.; Linfoot, Ken W.; Stephenson, Jennifer – Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 2005
There is increasing concern about the number of preschool children displaying problem behaviour. This study examines the relative contribution of potential risk factors, particularly those related to families, to problem behaviour in the lives of a sample of western Sydney three- to five-year-old children. Problem behaviour was assessed using the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Behavior Problems, Child Behavior