[article] 
inResearch in Autism Spectrum Disorders > 7-11 (November 2013) . - p.1377-1382

Titre :	Rates of psychotropic medication use in children with ASD compared to presence and severity of problem behaviors
Type de document :	texte imprimé
Auteurs :	Kim TURECK, Auteur ; Johnny L. MATSON, Auteur ; Nicole TURYGIN, Auteur ; Katie MACMILLAN, Auteur
Article en page(s) :	p.1377-1382
Langues :	Anglais (eng)
Mots-clés :	Psychotropic medication  Autism spectrum disorder  Externalizing behaviors  Autism Spectrum Disorders – Behavior Problem Child (ASD-BPC)
Index. décimale :	PER Périodiques
Résumé :	Abstract There is a scarcity of research on the relationship between presence of problem behaviors and psychotropic medication use in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Participants in the current study were children and adolescents ages 3–17 years who were sorted into four groups: ASD on psychotropic medication (N = 100), ASD not on psychotropic medication (N = 147), typically developing on medication (N = 48), and typically developing not on medication (N = 168). A one-way multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) was conducted to determine the relationship between medication use and rates of internalizing and externalizing behaviors. Post hoc analyses revealed that children with ASD on psychotropic medication evinced significantly more externalizing behaviors than children with ASD not on medication. However, the two groups did not significantly differ on rates of internalizing behaviors. These results suggest that psychotropic medications may often be prescribed to manage externalizing behaviors. Implications of these findings are discussed in relation to the existing literature.
En ligne :	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2013.08.003
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[article] Rates of psychotropic medication use in children with ASD compared to presence and severity of problem behaviors [texte imprimé] / Kim TURECK, Auteur ; Johnny L. MATSON, Auteur ; Nicole TURYGIN, Auteur ; Katie MACMILLAN, Auteur . - p.1377-1382.
Langues : Anglais (eng)
in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders > 7-11 (November 2013) . - p.1377-1382

Mots-clés :	Psychotropic medication  Autism spectrum disorder  Externalizing behaviors  Autism Spectrum Disorders – Behavior Problem Child (ASD-BPC)
Index. décimale :	PER Périodiques
Résumé :	Abstract There is a scarcity of research on the relationship between presence of problem behaviors and psychotropic medication use in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Participants in the current study were children and adolescents ages 3–17 years who were sorted into four groups: ASD on psychotropic medication (N = 100), ASD not on psychotropic medication (N = 147), typically developing on medication (N = 48), and typically developing not on medication (N = 168). A one-way multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) was conducted to determine the relationship between medication use and rates of internalizing and externalizing behaviors. Post hoc analyses revealed that children with ASD on psychotropic medication evinced significantly more externalizing behaviors than children with ASD not on medication. However, the two groups did not significantly differ on rates of internalizing behaviors. These results suggest that psychotropic medications may often be prescribed to manage externalizing behaviors. Implications of these findings are discussed in relation to the existing literature.
En ligne :	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2013.08.003
Permalink :	https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=215