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Rachel S. Johnson; Hillary E. Swann-Thomsen; Naida Dillion; Elyse A. C. Palumbo; Kristi Pardue; Hilary Flint; Kurt J. Nilsson – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2025
Background: Concussions are a prevalent health concern, affecting millions of individuals in the United States yearly. Concussion symptomology overlaps with other conditions making diagnosis and management particularly challenging, particularly among individuals with ADHD. ADHD is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects a significant portion of…
Descriptors: Adults, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Head Injuries, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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Jessica E. Rast; Sherira J. Fernandes; Whitney Schott; Lindsay L. Shea – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
This study examined hospitalizations in a large, all-payer, nationally representative sample of inpatient hospitalizations in the US and identified differences in rates of hospitalization for conditions by race and ethnicity in autistic adults. Conditions examined included mood disorders, epilepsy, schizophrenia, and ambulatory care sensitive…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Adults, Patients, Hospitals
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Phillips, Kimberly G.; Wishengrad, Jeanne S.; Houtenville, Andrew J. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2021
Inpatient hospitalizations for ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSC) among beneficiaries with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) were examined using Medicaid and commercial claims from 2010-2014 in New Hampshire. IDD was defined with "International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Edition, Clinical…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Patients, Hospitals
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Blackmore, Charlotte E.; Woodhouse, Emma L.; Gillan, Nicola; Wilson, Ellie; Ashwood, Karen L.; Stoencheva, Vladimira; Nolan, Alexandra; McAlonan, Grainne M.; Robertson, Dene M.; Whitwell, Susannah; Deeley, Quinton; Craig, Michael C.; Zinkstok, Janneke; Wichers, Rob; Spain, Debbie; Roberts, Ged; Murphy, Declan G. M.; Murphy, Clodagh M.; Daly, Eileen – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
The behavioural and cognitive difficulties of some adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may increase their risk of contact with the criminal justice system (CJS) as a potential suspect. There has been limited investigation of ASD and offending and available evidence is mixed. A retrospective review was completed of medical records of 1570…
Descriptors: Adults, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Correctional Rehabilitation, Incidence
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Thulasi, Venkatraman; Steer, Robert A.; Monteiro, Iona M.; Ming, Xue – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2019
In order to determine the effectiveness of a Gastrointestinal Severity Index to screen for gastrointestinal disorders, the Gastrointestinal Severity Index was administered to 135 children with autism spectrum disorders and 146 comparisons with and without gastrointestinal disorders. The mean Gastrointestinal Severity Index scores of the groups…
Descriptors: Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Pediatrics
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Holstege, Christopher; Ngo, Duc Anh; Borek, Heather; Ait-Daoud, Nassima; Davis, Susan; Rege, Saumitra – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Aims: This study compares the incidence and risk-markers of student alcohol intoxication-related emergency department (ED) visits and alcohol-related incidents reported to student affairs. Methods: Enrollment data were linked to ED visits with alcohol intoxication and to alcohol-related incidents reported to campus authorities within one year…
Descriptors: Drinking, Health Behavior, Incidence, Alcohol Abuse
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Hills, John; Lees, John; Freshwater, Dawn; Cahill, Jane – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2018
In this study, we examine autoethnographic data from three critical incidents as experienced by the first author demonstrating the importance of context in understanding medically unexplained symptoms, their incidence and underlying patterns. We make the case for ethnographies as a crucial research strand in discerning the finer aspects of the…
Descriptors: Psychosomatic Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Autobiographies, Ethnography
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Sandberg, Magnus; Ahlström, Gerd; Kristensson, Jimmie – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: Knowledge about diagnoses patterns in older people with intellectual disabilities is limited. Methods: The case group (n = 7936) comprised people with intellectual disabilities aged 55 years and older. The control group (n = 7936) was age matched and sex matched. Somatic inpatient diagnoses (2002-2012) were collected retrospectively.…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Intellectual Disability, Clinical Diagnosis, Case Studies
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Donatone, Brooke – Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 2016
College students may be misdiagnosed as personality disordered when in fact their problems are better explained by their upbringing. Growing up with a personality disordered parent may cause them to initially present with what appear to be personality disordered traits due to issues such as not learning adequate coping skills. Accurate diagnosis…
Descriptors: Personality Problems, College Students, Higher Education, Parents
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Haj-Tas, Maisa Atef; Alaraifi, Jehad Ahmad – Education, 2015
Goal: The goal of this study was to measure the percentage of patients who exhibited communication disorders in the Speech and Hearing Clinic (HSC) at the University of Jordan (UJ); percentages were examined by patient age and gender. Method: The profiles of 1,140 patients who presented with communication disorders were studied. Patients attended…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Patients, Profiles, Clinics
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Lever, Anne G.; Geurts, Hilde M. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2016
Although psychiatric problems are less prevalent in old age within the general population, it is largely unknown whether this extends to individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). We examined psychiatric symptoms and disorders in young, middle-aged, and older adults with and without ASD (N[subscript max] = 344, age 19-79 years, IQ > 80).…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, Emotional Disturbances
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Hogue, Aaron; Evans, Steven W.; Levin, Frances R. – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2017
This article introduces neurodevelopmental and clinical considerations for treating adolescents with co-occurring attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and adolescent substance use (ASU) in outpatient settings. We first describe neurobiological impairments common to ADHD and ASU, including comorbidity with conduct disorder, that evoke a…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Intervention, Screening Tests, Substance Abuse
James, William H.; Randolph, Dwight E. – Online Submission, 2015
This study investigated the use of the Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument (MAYSI-2) to screen for co-occurring disorders in an adolescent outpatient treatment program and to provide a preliminary assessment of those needs. The MAYSI-2 identified youth with co-occurring disorders and the results support existing recommendations for distinct…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Risk, Screening Tests, Comorbidity
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Mandell, David S.; Lawer, Lindsay J.; Branch, Kira; Brodkin, Edward S.; Healey, Kristin; Witalec, Robert; Johnson, Donielle N.; Gur, Raquel E. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2012
This study estimated the ASD prevalence in a psychiatric hospital and evaluated the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) combined with other information for differential diagnosis. Chart review, SRS and clinical interviews were collected for 141 patients at one hospital. Diagnosis was determined at case conference. Receiver operating characteristic…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Psychiatric Hospitals, Incidence
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Matthies, Swantje; Holzner, Sebastian; Feige, Bernd; Scheel, Corinna; Perlov, Evgeniy; Ebert, Dieter; van Elst, Ludger Tebartz; Philipsen, Alexandra – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2013
Objective: Tobacco smoking and ADHD frequently co-occur. So far, the bulk of research on the ADHD-smoking comorbidity has been done in children with ADHD and nonclinical adult samples. To assess smoking habits in adults with ADHD, the authors used the Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND). Method: In 60 adult outpatients, with an ADHD…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Risk, Smoking, Addictive Behavior
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