Maternal Depressive Symptoms following Autism Spectrum Diagnosis

Autor/inn/en	Taylor, Julie Lounds; Warren, Zachary E.
Titel	Maternal Depressive Symptoms following Autism Spectrum Diagnosis
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 42 (2012) 7, S.1411-1418 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-011-1375-x
Schlagwörter	Mothers; Autism; Identification; Depression (Psychology); Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Clinical Diagnosis; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Children; Behavior Problems; Emotional Disturbances; Intervention; Financial Problems + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Autismus; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Child; Kind; Kinder; Gefühlsstörung
Abstract	The current study examined depressive symptoms, concerning the week following autism spectrum diagnosis and an average of 1.4 years later, in mothers (n = 75) of young children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Over three-quarters of mothers (78.7%) provided retrospective reports of clinically significant depressive symptoms regarding the week following their child's ASD diagnosis, with some 37.3% continuing to report clinically significant levels of depressive symptoms at follow-up. Depressive symptoms immediately following diagnosis were not related to initial global characteristics of child functioning, but were related to reported child problem behaviors and financial barriers at follow-up. Results of this study underscore the importance of attention to caregiver distress and depression within models of autism detection and intervention. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10