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Archives of Disease in Childhood Mar 2004
Topics: Activities of Daily Living; Asperger Syndrome; Attitude to Health; Child; Humans; Male; Poetry as Topic; Quality of Life
PubMed: 14977714
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2003.046730 -
Revista de Neurologia Mar 2010The study starts with the hypothesis that the difficulty to identify and describe emotions and feelings, and to differentiate the feelings of bodily sensations that...
INTRODUCTION
The study starts with the hypothesis that the difficulty to identify and describe emotions and feelings, and to differentiate the feelings of bodily sensations that accompany them, are a common denominator of the construct of alexithymia and Asperger syndrome (AS).
PATIENTS AND METHODS
The study evaluates the levels of alexithymia in nine adult male subjects with AS.
RESULTS
The results are classified according to whether the source of information is the subject itself with SA (significant alexithymia level in 2/3 parts of the subjects surveyed) or if the source is a relative (the final score in relation to the presence of the alexithymia is the double than in neurotypical population).
CONCLUSION
It's confirmed a significant comorbidity between alexithymia and SA leading to the question of whether alexithymia is a idiosyncratic trait of individuals with SA.
Topics: Adult; Affective Symptoms; Asperger Syndrome; Comorbidity; Humans; Male; Neuropsychological Tests; Perception; Young Adult
PubMed: 20200852
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Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy 2010Individuals with Asperger syndrome are at increased risk for mental health problems compared with the general population, especially with regard to mood and anxiety... (Comparative Study)
Comparative Study Review
Individuals with Asperger syndrome are at increased risk for mental health problems compared with the general population, especially with regard to mood and anxiety disorders. Generic mental health services are often ill-equipped to offer psychotherapeutic treatments to this population, and specialized supports are difficult to find. This case series used a manualized cognitive behaviour therapy group programme (Mind Over Mood) with three adults diagnosed with Asperger syndrome, who were each unable to access psychotherapy through mainstream mental health services. This review highlights the benefits of a cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) group approach for adults with Asperger syndrome and suggests some potential modifications to traditional CBT provision.
Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Anxiety Disorders; Asperger Syndrome; Autistic Disorder; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Comorbidity; Depressive Disorder, Major; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Psychotherapy, Group; Treatment Outcome
PubMed: 20827741
DOI: 10.1002/cpp.694 -
Nihon Rinsho. Japanese Journal of... Mar 2007I have described the corresponding method for bullying, independence and interpersonal relationships of company/opposite sex, thinking disorders caused by suffering... (Review)
Review
I have described the corresponding method for bullying, independence and interpersonal relationships of company/opposite sex, thinking disorders caused by suffering damage or victimization and withdrawal and violence in the family among the problems in and in response to Asperger syndrome in adolescent cases. Psychotherapy is used for bullying and interpersonal relationship problems. Cognitive therapy and protective correspondence are more effective in bullying than the exposure method. It seems to be more effective to teach and instruct the corresponding principle as well as supportive response because interpersonal relationships are likely to involve failures. Pharmacological therapy was valid in feelings of paranoia and violence. Since the disorder has been recently conceptualized in pervasive developmental disorder, the scope of the subject has increased whereas Asperger syndrome used to be diagnosed in compliance with its classic examples. Therefore, it needs to clarify diagnostic examples based on new concepts, accumulate subject examples and verify the corresponding method with evidence.
Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Antipsychotic Agents; Asperger Syndrome; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Delusions; Domestic Violence; Humans; Interpersonal Relations; Male; Obsessive Behavior; Risperidone
PubMed: 17354573
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The American Journal of Psychiatry Aug 2008
Topics: Achievement; Adolescent; Asperger Syndrome; Cognition Disorders; Diagnosis, Differential; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; Humans; Learning Disabilities; Male; Nonverbal Communication; Perinatology; Phenotype; Psychotherapy; Risk Factors
PubMed: 18676600
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.08020272 -
Nihon Rinsho. Japanese Journal of... Mar 2007Differentiating between diagnoses of Asperger's syndrome and personality disorders is difficult because of the symptomatology of these disorders and due to the following... (Review)
Review
Differentiating between diagnoses of Asperger's syndrome and personality disorders is difficult because of the symptomatology of these disorders and due to the following methodological problems: 1) Developmental disorders, including Asperger's syndrome, are diagnosed in consideration of the time course, while personality disorders are cross sectional entities: 2) The distinction between both becomes more difficult according to the specific operational diagnosis system used. 3) Differentiating between these diagnoses is difficult because data regarding the developmental problems of adult patients with Asperger's syndrome are rare. In consideration of such problems, differential diagnoses between Asperger's syndrome and some types of personality disorder, namely schizoid, schizotypal, borderline, anankastic and avoidant types are discussed. Furthermore, the antisocial tendencies of Asperger's syndrome are also discussed.
Topics: Adult; Antisocial Personality Disorder; Asperger Syndrome; Child; Diagnosis, Differential; Humans; Personality Disorders
PubMed: 17354566
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The American Journal of Psychiatry Feb 2002
Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Asperger Syndrome; Child; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Neuropsychological Tests; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Treatment Outcome
PubMed: 11823298
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.159.2.325-a -
The American Journal of Psychiatry Feb 2000
Topics: Asperger Syndrome; Child; Humans; Male; Psychotherapy; Reproducibility of Results; Research Design
PubMed: 10671397
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.157.2.262 -
Journal of Autism and Developmental... Nov 2007
Topics: Asperger Syndrome; Austria; Famous Persons; History, 20th Century; Humans
PubMed: 17917805
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-007-0382-4 -
Journal of Child Psychology and... Jul 2002Social communication problems in individuals who have Asperger syndrome constitute one of the most significant problems in the syndrome. This study makes a systematic... (Comparative Study)
Comparative Study
BACKGROUND
Social communication problems in individuals who have Asperger syndrome constitute one of the most significant problems in the syndrome. This study makes a systematic analysis of the difficulties demonstrated with the use of language (pragmatics) in adolescents who have Asperger syndrome.
METHOD
Recent advances in discourse analysis were applied to conversational samples from a group of children with Asperger syndrome and a matched control group of children with severe conduct disorder. Two types of conversation were sampled from each group, differing in emotional content.
RESULTS
The results showed that in these contexts children with Asperger syndrome were no more verbose as a group than controls, though they showed a tendency to talk more in more emotion-based conversations. Children with Asperger syndrome, as a group, performed similarly to control subjects in ability to respond to questions and comments. However, they were more likely to show responses which were problematic in both types of conversation. In addition, individuals with Asperger syndrome showed more problems in general conversation than during more emotionally and socially loaded topics. The group with Asperger syndrome was found to contain a small number of individuals with extreme verbosity but this was not a reliable characteristic of the group as a whole.
Topics: Adolescent; Asperger Syndrome; Child; Child Behavior Disorders; Communication; Diagnosis, Differential; Emotions; Female; Humans; Interpersonal Relations; Male; Speech Production Measurement; Verbal Behavior
PubMed: 12120863
DOI: 10.1111/1469-7610.00056