TY - JOUR
T1 - Anxiety in adolescents with Asperger syndrome
T2 - negative thoughts, behavioral problems, and life interference
AU - Farrugia, Sylvana
AU - Hudson, Jennifer
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - This study examined anxiety symptoms in 29 adolescents With Asperger syndrome (AS) aged 12 to 16 years, compared to 30 nonclinical (NC) adolescents and 34 adolescents With anxiety disorders (AD). Comorbidity betWeen anxiety symptoms and negative thoughts, behavioral problems, and life interference Was also examined. Self- and parental reports revealed significantly higher levels of anxiety in both the AS group and the AD group than in the NC group. Negative thoughts, behavioral problems, and life interference Were significantly higher for the AS group than for the tWo comparison groups.
AB - This study examined anxiety symptoms in 29 adolescents With Asperger syndrome (AS) aged 12 to 16 years, compared to 30 nonclinical (NC) adolescents and 34 adolescents With anxiety disorders (AD). Comorbidity betWeen anxiety symptoms and negative thoughts, behavioral problems, and life interference Was also examined. Self- and parental reports revealed significantly higher levels of anxiety in both the AS group and the AD group than in the NC group. Negative thoughts, behavioral problems, and life interference Were significantly higher for the AS group than for the tWo comparison groups.
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U2 - 10.1177/10883576060210010401
DO - 10.1177/10883576060210010401
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84993811916
SN - 1088-3576
VL - 21
SP - 25
EP - 35
JO - Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities
JF - Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities
IS - 1
ER -