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Prevalence of anxiety disorder in children and young people with intellectual disabilities and autism. |
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Advances in Mental health and Intellectual Disabilities, 6(3), 2012, pp.130-140. |
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2044-1282 |
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2044-1290 |
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Anxiety disorder has frequently been reported in association with intellectual disabilities and autism in children and young people; comorbidity may increase this susceptibility further. However this belief that children and young people with intellectual disabilities and autism may experience symptoms of anxiety at a greater level than the general population is not supported with research evidence. This study was designed to further investigate the observations about prevalence. A total of 150 children and young people (age range of 5-18 years) with intellectual disabilities and autism from a metropolitan district in the North of England were screened for mental health problems using the Reiss Scales for Children's Dual Diagnosis and the Glasgow Anxiety Scale. Overall 61.3 per cent tested positive for mental health problems. The prevalence of anxiety was 32.6 per cent on the Glasgow Anxiety Scale. This group consisted of 47 males and seven females with mean age of 11.85 years. The study raises the issue of risk factors for the high prevalence of anxiety in children and adolescents with autism. |
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anxiety; autism; children; learning disabilities; mental health problems; young people; |
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www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk/profile.asp?guid=77fcaf89-861c-4726-b834-8c6724579b6f |
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