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ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2013

Psychiatric comorbidity and functioning in a clinically referred population of adults with autism spectrum disorders: a comparative study.

Gagan Joshi, Janet Wozniak, Carter Petty, Mary Kate Martelon, Ronna Fried, Anela Bolfek, Amelia Kotte, Jonathan Stevens, Stephannie L Furtak, Michelle Bourgeois and 3 more

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Article in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 166 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

166 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Gagan JoshiClinical and Research Program in Pediatric Psychopharmacology, Massachusetts General Hospital, YAW 6900, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA. joshi.gagan@mgh.harvard.edu
Janet Wozniak
Carter Petty
Mary Kate Martelon
Ronna Fried
Anela Bolfek
Amelia Kotte
Jonathan Stevens
Stephannie L Furtak
Michelle Bourgeois
Janet Caruso
Ashley Caron
Joseph Biederman

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To systematically examine the patterns of psychiatric comorbidity and functioning in clinically referred adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Psychiatrically referred adults with and without ASD were compared on measures assessing for psychiatric comorbidity and psychosocial functioning. Sixty-three adults with ASD participated in the study (mean age: 29 ± 11 years). Adults with ASD in their lifetime suffered from a higher burden of psychiatric disorders (6 ± 3.4 vs. 3.5 ± 2.7; p < 0.001) including major depressive disorder and multiple anxiety disorders, and were functionally more impaired with a significant proportion having received both counseling and pharmacotherapy. Adults with ASD have high levels of psychiatric comorbidity and dysfunction comparable to a clinically referred population of adults without ASD.

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AdolescentAdultChildChild Development Disorders, PervasiveComorbidityFemaleHumansMajor Depressive DisorderMaleMental DisordersMiddle AgedYoung Adult

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PMID23076506

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