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Schnabel, Alexandra; Youssef, George J.; Hallford, David J.; Hartley, Eliza J.; McGillivray, Jane A.; Stewart, Michelle; Forbes, David; Austin, David W. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
Parents of children with autism spectrum disorder appear to experience high levels of psychological distress, yet little is known about the prevalence of psychological disorders in this population. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to estimate the proportion of these parents who experience clinically significant…
Descriptors: Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Psychological Patterns
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Chan, Sandra S. M.; Chiu, Helen F. K.; Chen, Eric Y. H.; Chan, Wincy S. C.; Wong, Paul W. C.; Chan, Cecilia L. W.; Law, Y. W.; Yip, Paul S. F. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2009
Charcoal burning suicides in Hong Kong between 2002-2004 in the 15 to 59-year-old age group were investigated using the psychological autopsy method. The psychopathological profiles of charcoal burning suicides (N = 53) were compared against "other suicides" (N = 97). The two groups did not differ significantly in the prevalence of…
Descriptors: Suicide, Adolescents, Adults, Foreign Countries
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Pedersen, Anya; Siegmund, Ansgar; Ohrmann, Patricia; Rist, Fred; Rothermundt, Matthias; Suslow, Thomas; Arolt, Volker – Neuropsychologia, 2008
A high prevalence of deficits in explicit learning has been reported for schizophrenic patients, but it is less clear whether these patients are impaired in implicit learning. Deficits in implicit learning indicative of a fronto-striatal dysfunction have been reported using a serial reaction-time task (SRT), but the impact of typical neuroleptic…
Descriptors: Schizophrenia, Psychopathology, Patients, Incidence
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Raznahan, A.; Joinson, C.; O'Callaghan, F.; Osborne, J. P.; Bolton, P. F. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2006
Background: Tuberous sclerosis (TS) is a multi- system disorder with complex genetics. The neurodevelopmental manifestations of TS are responsible for considerable morbidity. The prevalence of epilepsy and intellectual disabilities among individuals with TS have been well described. Ours is the first study that explores the prevalence and pattern…
Descriptors: Psychopathology, Developmental Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Genetics
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Antshel, Kevin M.; Fremont, Wanda; Roizen, Nancy J.; Shprintzen, Robert; Higgins, Anne Marie; Dhamoon, Amit; Kates, Wendy R. – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: To examine prevalence rates of psychopathology in children with velocardiofacial syndrome (VCFS). Method: One hundred fifty-four children ages 6 to 15 participated in our between-group design with three samples, 84 children with VCFS (37 girls, 47 boys), 32 sibling controls (18 girls, 14 boys), and 38 community controls (12 girls, 26…
Descriptors: Psychopathology, Incidence, Schizophrenia, Gender Differences
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Dixon, Angela; Howie, Pauline; Starling, Jean – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2004
Background: The aim was to document the spectrum of present and lifetime psychological disorders in female juvenile offenders, and to examine the relations between mental health status and socio-demographic, family and trauma variables. Method: One hundred juvenile offenders were matched with a comparison group of 100 females on age and…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Females, Schizophrenia, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder