Table 4.
Diagnosis | Ages 7–10 | Ages 11–17 | Autistic disorder | Asperger's disorder | PDD-NOS | Non-Externalizing | Externalizing |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Separation anxiety disorder | 0.12 | 0.64** | 0.20 | 0.42* | 0.41* | 0.31* | 0.29 |
Social phobia | 0.21* | 0.16 | 0.29* | 0.09 | 0.16 | 0.23* | 0.12 |
Specific phobia | 0.06 | 0.33* | 0.05 | 0.22 | 0.33* | 0.38** | −0.10 |
Generalized anxiety disorder | 0.05 | 0.18* | 0.15 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.16 | 0.04 |
Obsessive compulsive disorder | 0.29* | 0.26 | 0.16 | 0.72** | −0.06 | 0.45** | −0.03 |
Any anxiety disorder | 0.11 | 0.22* | NAa | 0.30* | 0.16 | 0.21* | NAc |
Depressive disorders | 0.37* | 0.49** | 0.65** | 0.39* | NAb | 0.64** | 0.19 |
All youth with autistic disorder were classified by parents as having an anxiety disorder.
No youth with PDD-NOS were classified by parents as having a unipolar depressive disorder.
All parents of children and youth with externalizing diagnoses reported their child as having at least one anxiety disorder.
ADIS-C/P=Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule, Child and Parent versions; ASD=autism spectrum disorder; PDD-NOS=pervasive developmental disorder–not otherwise specified.
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