ReviewCurrent opinion in psychiatry2015
An update on anxiety in youth with autism spectrum disorders.
Review in Current opinion in psychiatry, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03279471 (Specifying and Treating the Anxiety Phenotype in Autism Spectrum Disorder), which is not on this map. Cited by 69 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Specifying and Treating the Anxiety Phenotype in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Who cites it
69 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 131 citations in OpenAlex.
- Memantine for autism spectrum disorder.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- A systematic review of person-centred adjustments to facilitate magnetic resonance imaging for autistic patients without the use of sedation or anaesthesia.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2022Pooled it
- How well can commonly used anxiety scales detect treatment outcomes in the context of autism?Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2025Trial
- Stepped-Care Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Children on the Autism Spectrum with Co-occurring Anxiety.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2024Trial
- Self-guided mindfulness and cognitive behavioural practices reduce anxiety in autistic adults: A pilot 8-month waitlist-controlled trial of widely available online tools.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2020Trial
- A Pilot Study of Family-Based Exposure-Focused Treatment for Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Anxiety.Child psychiatry and human development · 2020Trial
- Empathic Behavior and Behavioral Synchrony During Video Conversations in Autistic and Non-autistic Adolescents.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Psychological and Emotional Well-being of Autistic Individuals with an Immigrant Background: Exploring Strengths and Challenges Through a Mixed-methods Systematic Review.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Review
- Exercise as an Adjunctive Lifestyle Intervention for Psychiatric Comorbidities in Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Sex-specific neurological dysregulation may underpin distinctly different male and female behavioural phenotypes in a zebrafish model of autism spectrum disorder.Behavioral and brain functions : BBF · 2026Article
- Prenatal cell-free DNA methylome detects association with autism and maternal obesity.Communications biology · 2026Article
- Sex differences in autism spectrum disorder: behavioral and sensory phenotypes in humans and mouse models.Translational psychiatry · 2026Article
- Impact of Levothyroxine Treatment for Hypothyroidism on the Risk of Psychiatric Interventions in Children and Adolescents with Anxiety Disorders: A Retrospective Analysis of Data from the TriNetX Platform.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Cholecystokinin upregulation in mPFC leads to social defeat-induced anxiety susceptibility in neuroligin 3 R451C knockin mice.Molecular autism · 2026Article
- From risk to resilience: a narrative overview of modifiable factors influencing depression in children with autism spectrum disorder (part I).Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Review
- From risk to resilience: a narrative overview of modifiable factors influencing anxiety in children with autism spectrum disorder (part II).Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Review
- Chromatin remodeling factor BAF155 coordinates oligodendroglial-neuronal communications linked to regional myelination and autism-like behavioral deficits in mice.Nature communications · 2025Article
- The Effects of Behavioral Relaxation Training on Academic Task Completion Among Students with Autism in Inclusive Classrooms: A Single-Subject Design Study.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Assessing Anxiety in Autistic and Non-Autistic Youth: Validation of the German Parent Version of the Anxiety Scale for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2025Article
- Concurrent Validity of the Anxiety Disorders Section of the Anxiety Disorder Interview Schedule- Autism Spectrum Addendum (ADIS-ASA) in Autistic Youth.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
9 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
purpose of reviewAnxiety is one of the most common co-occurring psychiatric conditions in youth with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). This article reviews recent evidence as well as earlier relevant studies regarding the characteristics, assessment, and treatment of anxiety in youth with ASD. RECENT
findingsIt is well established that the prevalence of anxiety in youth with an ASD is significantly greater than the prevalence of anxiety in the general population. Recent studies have highlighted the importance of informant, method, and instrument when measuring anxiety in this population. Despite the high prevalence, findings to date have been unable to identify any consistent risk factors for anxiety. New psychological treatments, including modified cognitive behavioral therapy for youth with high functioning ASD and co-occurring anxiety, are emerging. Pharmacological data, however, are scant. Existing studies show that youth with ASD are at increased risk for behavioral activation when taking SSRIs. SUMMARY: Clinicians working with youth with ASD are encouraged to routinely screen for anxiety. Until further data are available, clinical judgment is needed when prescribing treatments, particularly selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, which require close monitoring of side-effects. Research on risk factors, pathophysiology, and treatment of this condition is needed.
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