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dc.contributor.authorGriffiths, Donna L
dc.contributor.authorFarrell, Lara J
dc.contributor.authorWaters, Allison M
dc.contributor.authorWhite, Susan W
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-03T01:30:19Z
dc.date.available2018-01-03T01:30:19Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.issn2211-3649
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jocrd.2017.06.006
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/352173
dc.description.abstractVery little is known about the comorbid presentation of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) despite the high rates of comorbidity in clinical samples (Ivarsson and Melin, 2008; Stewart et al., 2016). This study examined the clinical expression and treatment response among children and adolescents with OCD with (n = 25) and without (n = 25) comorbid ASD (n = 50; aged 7–17 years). Youth were assessed on gold-standard measures of OCD severity and associated symptoms including functioning, mood, anxiety, comorbidity and family accommodation. The results indicated that comorbid OCD and ASD was associated with significantly higher functional impairment across school, social and home domains; significantly more externalising disorders and more comorbid disorders overall than OCD without comorbid ASD. Furthermore, families of comorbid OCD and ASD children and adolescents engaged in significantly more accommodating behaviours, and moreover, these comorbid youth had poorer treatment response at six-month follow-up. Findings from this study may be helpful in designing more targeted treatment protocols for children and adolescents with comorbid OCD and ASD.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom90
dc.relation.ispartofpageto98
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
dc.relation.ispartofvolume14
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchOther psychology not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchApplied and developmental psychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiological psychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical and health psychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3202
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode52
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode529999
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode5201
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode5202
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode5203
dc.titleClinical correlates of obsessive compulsive disorder and comorbid autism spectrum disorder in youth
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Applied Psychology
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorFarrell, Lara J.
gro.griffith.authorWaters, Allison M.


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