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dc.contributor.authorDiallo, Fatoumata Binta
dc.contributor.authorFombonne, Eric
dc.contributor.authorKisely, Steve
dc.contributor.authorRochette, Louis
dc.contributor.authorVasiliadis, Helen-Maria
dc.contributor.authorVanasse, Alain
dc.contributor.authorNoiseux, Manon
dc.contributor.authorPelletier, Eric
dc.contributor.authorRenaud, Johanne
dc.contributor.authorSt-Laurent, Danielle
dc.contributor.authorLesage, Alain
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-09T01:35:10Z
dc.date.available2019-06-09T01:35:10Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.issn0706-7437
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/0706743717737031
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/383620
dc.description.abstractObjective: To estimate the prevalence, comorbidities, and service use of people with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) based on data from Quebec Integrated Chronic Diseases Surveillance System (QICDSS). Methods: We included all residents up to age 24 eligible for health plan coverage who were in Quebec for at least 1 day from January 1, 1996, to March 31, 2015. To be considered as having an ASD, an individual had to have had at least 1 physician claim or hospital discharge abstract from 2000 to 2015 indicating one of the following ASD diagnosis codes: ICD-9 codes 299.0 to 299.9 or their ICD-10 equivalents. Results: The QICDSS shows that the prevalence of ASD has risen steadily over the past decade to approximately 1.2% (n = 16,940) of children and youths aged 1 to 17 years in 2014 to 2015. The same prevalence was obtained using Ministry of Education data. Common medical comorbidities included congenital abnormalities of the nervous system, particularly in the first year of life. Psychiatric comorbidity was much more highly prevalent, especially common mental disorders like anxiety and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Children and youths with ASDs made on average 2.3 medical visits per year compared with 0.2 in the general population. Between 18 and 24 years old, the mental health needs of individuals with ASDs were met less by medical specialists and more by general practitioners. Conclusion: Information derived from this database could support and monitor development of better medical services coordination and shared care to meet the continuous and changing needs of patients and families over time.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom231
dc.relation.ispartofpageto239
dc.relation.ispartofissue4
dc.relation.ispartofjournalCANADIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY-REVUE CANADIENNE DE PSYCHIATRIE
dc.relation.ispartofvolume63
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiomedical and clinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode32
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode52
dc.titlePrevalence and Correlates of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Quebec
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorKisely, Steve R.


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