Authors
A Sumiła, J Buczny, A Burkiewicz
Publication date
2013/1/1
Journal
European Psychiatry
Volume
28
Pages
1
Publisher
No longer published by Elsevier
Description
Asperger's Syndrome often comorbid with depression, anxiety, seizures, sleep problems, ADHD, OCD, and oppositional disorder. Pharmacological interventions are used because of particular symptoms. The purpose of the study was to evaluate symptoms of Asperger's Syndrome and treatment rendered according to patient's age.
The goal was to advance a comprehensive understanding of changing symptoms in Asperger Syndrome during life and choosing medications in situations of comorbidity.
The subject group consisted of 72 patients aged 5-45 (mean age = 13.90, SD = 6.75) diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome according ICD-10. Symptoms were estimated with the Australian Scale for Asperger's Syndrome (ASAS, reliability α = .81), BPRS-C (α = .77), BPRS (α = .77), CGI-S (single-item scale), CGI-I (single-item scale).
There were no differences in psychopathological symptoms of Asperger's Symptoms in …
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