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SynthesisJournal of autism and developmental disorders2018

The Association Between Emotional and Behavioral Problems in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Psychological Distress in Their Parents: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Isabel Yorke, Pippa White, Amelia Weston, Monica Rafla, Tony Charman, Emily Simonoff

Erratum issuedOpen access · hybridAbstract readMeta-AnalysisSystematic Review
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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 139 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
139citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
24.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

139 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 293 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Double-blind, sham-controlled, pilot study of trigeminal nerve stimulation for autism spectrum disorder.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2026
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  11. The Impact of "Harmful Behaviours" on Parents of Autistic Children.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Isabel YorkeInstitute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, 16 De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF, UK. isabel.yorke@kcl.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8603-0910
Pippa WhiteInstitute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, 16 De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF, UK.
Amelia WestonDepartment of Psychology, University of Bath, Bath, UK.
Monica RaflaInstitute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, 16 De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF, UK.
Tony CharmanInstitute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, 16 De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF, UK.
Emily SimonoffInstitute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, 16 De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF, UK.
King's College London · GBUniversity of Bath · GB

Funding

Department of Health RP-PG-1211-20016Medical Research Council MR/P019293/1MRF MR/P019293/1MRF MR/R000832/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review (Prospero Registration Number: CRD42017057915) aimed to systematically identify and summarize existing research on the relationship between additional emotional and behavioral problems (EBP) in children with autism, and parenting stress (PS) and mental health problems (MHP) in their parents. Sixty-seven studies met criteria for inclusion in the review, 61 of which were included in the meta-analysis. Pooled correlation coefficients were in the low to moderate range ([Formula: see text]). Some evidence for moderation by measurement characteristics was found. Narrative review of concurrent adjusted associations showed some evidence for shared relationships with other factors, most notably ASD severity and parent perception of own parenting. Longitudinal studies showed mixed evidence for bidirectional predictive relationships between child EBP and parent psychological distress variables.

Indexed as

EmotionsAdolescentAutism Spectrum DisorderChildChild Behavior DisordersChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleParentingParentsProblem BehaviorStress, PsychologicalYoung AdultAdditional psychopathologyAutism spectrum disorderEmotional and behavioral problemsMental healthParenting stressPsychological distress

Identifiers

PMID29777471
PMCPMC6153902
OpenAlexW2804364509

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