ArticleAutism : the international journal of research and practice2018
Characterizing psychiatric comorbidity in children with autism spectrum disorder receiving publicly funded mental health services.
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91 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder and Co-morbidities in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Literature Review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Pooled it
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- The effectiveness of training community mental health therapists in an evidence-based intervention for ASD: Findings from a hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial in outpatient and school-based mental health services.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2022Trial
- Training Community Therapists to Deliver an Individualized Mental Health Intervention for Autism Spectrum Disorder: Changes in Caregiver Outcomes and Mediating Role on Child Outcomes.Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry · 2021Trial
- Effectiveness of Training Therapists to Deliver An Individualized Mental Health Intervention for Children With ASD in Publicly Funded Mental Health Services: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA psychiatry · 2019Trial
- Therapists' Adaptations to an Intervention to Reduce Challenging Behaviors in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Publicly Funded Mental Health Services.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2019Trial
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- Psychotropic Medication Use by Children with Autism Served in Publicly Funded Mental Health Settings.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPTrial
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- Asymmetric neural dynamics of visuospatial attention in autism spectrum disorder.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Content Validity of the K-CATJournal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Where are all the Services: Mapping Community-Based Services for Canadian Autistic Youth with Co-occurring Mental Health Conditions.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
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Abstract
Publicly funded mental health programs play a significant role in serving children with autism spectrum disorder. Understanding patterns of psychiatric comorbidity for this population within mental health settings is important to implement appropriately tailored interventions. This study (1) describes patterns of psychiatric comorbidity in children with autism spectrum disorder who present to mental health services with challenging behaviors and (2) identifies child characteristics associated with comorbid conditions. Data are drawn from baseline assessments from 201 children with autism spectrum disorder who participated in a community effectiveness trial across 29 publicly funded mental health programs. Non-autism spectrum disorder diagnoses were assessed using an adapted Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview, parent version. Approximately 92% of children met criteria for at least one non-autism spectrum disorder diagnosis (78% attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, 58% oppositional defiant disorder, 56% anxiety, 30% mood). Logistic regression indicated that child gender and clinical characteristics were differentially associated with meeting criteria for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, an anxiety, or a mood disorder. Exploratory analyses supported a link between challenging behaviors and mood disorder symptoms and revealed high prevalence of these symptoms in this autism spectrum disorder population. Findings provide direction for tailoring intervention to address a broad range of clinical issues for youth with autism spectrum disorder served in mental health settings.
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