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ReviewCurrent psychiatry reports2017

Anxiety Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Valentina Postorino, Connor M Kerns, Giacomo Vivanti, Jessica Bradshaw, Martina Siracusano, Luigi Mazzone

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In one paragraph

Review in Current psychiatry reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 71 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
71citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
5.9field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

71 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 181 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. The Network Model of Mentalization, Social Vulnerability, and the Self in Autism: A Comparison With Neurotypical Adults.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2026
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  13. A Frank Assessment of SHANK: Impacts of Pathogenic Variations in SHANK3 on Preclinical Models of Phelan McDermid Syndrome.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2025
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11 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Valentina PostorinoThe Marcus Autism Center, 1920 Briarcliff Road, NE, Atlanta, GA, 30329, USA.
Connor M KernsA.J. Drexel Autism Institute, Drexel University, 3020 Market Street, Suite 560, Philadelphia, PA, 19104-3734, USA.
Giacomo VivantiA.J. Drexel Autism Institute, Drexel University, 3020 Market Street, Suite 560, Philadelphia, PA, 19104-3734, USA.
Jessica BradshawThe Marcus Autism Center, 1920 Briarcliff Road, NE, Atlanta, GA, 30329, USA.
Martina SiracusanoChild Neurology and Psychiatry Unit, Systems Medicine Department, Tor Vergata University Hospital of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Luigi MazzoneChild Neurology and Psychiatry Unit, Systems Medicine Department, Tor Vergata University Hospital of Rome, Rome, Italy. gigimazzone@yahoo.it.
Drexel University · USUniversity of Rome Tor Vergata · ITCenter for Autism and Related Disorders · USEmory University · US

Funding

Developing measures for community-based research on trauma and related conditions in ASDK23HD087472 · NICHD · DREXEL UNIVERSITY · PI KERNS, CONNOR M · 2016 to 2018
$400k
NICHD NIH HHS K23 HD087472
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewThis review aims to synthesize the most recent research on anxiety disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and discuss the relationship between these conditions and challenges for assessment. Furthermore, implications for treatment and future directions are discussed. RECENT

findingsResearch suggests that anxiety disorders and OCD are highly prevalent in individuals with ASD. However, the significant overlap of ASD features with anxiety and OCD symptomology makes differential diagnosis of these disorders particularly challenging. Though several treatments for anxiety have been adapted for youth with ASD (e.g., cognitive behavior therapy), pharmacological treatments and treatments for adults are still marked undeveloped. Despite the high prevalence of anxiety disorders and OCD in ASD and some recent advances in assessment and treatment, research is needed to clarify the multifaceted relationship of these conditions and develop tailored assessment and treatment approaches appropriate for a full range of individuals with ASD.

Indexed as

Anxiety DisordersAutism Spectrum DisorderAdultBehavioral SymptomsDiagnosis, DifferentialDisease ManagementHumansObsessive-Compulsive DisorderPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesAnxietyAutism spectrum disorderObsessive-compulsive disorderRepetitive behaviors

Identifiers

PMID29082426
PMCPMC5846200
OpenAlexW2765158610

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