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Larkin, Fionnuala; Ralston, Brianna; Dinsdale, Sophie Jayne; Kimura, Sakura; Hayiou-Thomas, Marianna Emma – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
Autistic people experience heightened rates of physical health problems but may also experience elevated levels of somatic symptoms (e.g. pain, headache, gastrointestinal symptoms) due to psychological factors which are common in autism. This online study sought to compare rates of somatic symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire-15) in older…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Physical Health, Pain, Mental Health
Van Brown, Bethany L.; Kopak, Albert; Hoffmann, Norman – Journal of Drug Education, 2020
Exposure to violence can lead to a dramatic increase in the likelihood of the development of a substance use disorder (SUD). Given the overlap between the two, substance use for survivors of violence, then, can be a coping mechanism to manage the traumatic effects of abuse and persistent use can evolve into a diagnosable SUD. This study was…
Descriptors: Violence, Probability, Substance Abuse, Correlation
Garcia-Villamisar, D.; Moore, D.; Garcia-Martínez, M. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2019
Research on pain in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is in its infancy, with almost nothing known about how individual differences may predicting pain response in ASD. In the present study, 45 adults (28 male, age 22-48 years) with diagnoses of autism and intellectual delay were observed during vaccination or dental cleaning and their pain…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Pain, Clinical Diagnosis
Turk, Vicky; Khattran, Sukhjinder; Kerry, Sally; Corney, Roslyn; Painter, Kerry – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2012
Background: Information about the health of people with ID is usually obtained from professionals and carers. Little is known about what health problems people with ID report they experience, and whether this differs from their carers' reports. Method: A secondary analysis of health information provided by participants with ID and/or their matched…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Mental Retardation, Pain, Adults
Sawin, Kathleen J.; Bellin, Melissa H. – Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 2010
Quality of life (QOL) is an important concept for individuals with chronic health conditions. Measuring and supporting QOL in children, adolescents, and adults with spina bifida (SB) may be especially unique given the broad range of complex health and rehabilitative challenges they encounter. This article provides a research update on (a)…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Quality of Life, Congenital Impairments, Literature Reviews
Pleis, J. R.; Ward, B. W.; Lucas, J. W. – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2010
Objectives: This report presents health statistics from the 2009 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) for the civilian noninstitutionalized adult population, classified by sex, age, race and ethnicity, education, family income, poverty status, health insurance coverage, marital status, and place and region of residence. Estimates are presented…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Adults, Health, Chronic Illness
Walsh, Christine A.; Jamieson, Ellen; MacMillan, Harriet; Boyle, Michael – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2007
This study examined the relationship between a self-reported history of child physical and sexual abuse and chronic pain among women (N = 3381) in a provincewide community sample. Chronic pain was significantly associated with physical abuse, education, and age of the respondents and was unrelated to child sexual abuse alone or in combination with…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Low Income