Author, as appears in the article.: Morales-Hidalgo, P; Voltas-Moreso, N; Hernandez-Martinez, C; Canals-Sans, J
Department: Psicologia
URV's Author/s: Canals Sans, Josefa / Hernandez Martinez, Carmen / Morales Hidalgo, Paula / Voltas Moreso, Núria
Keywords: Young-people Prevalence Neurodevelopmental disorders Emotional problems Depression Deficit hyperactivity disorder Comorbidity Co-occurrence Children Autism spectrum disorder Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder Asd Anxiety disorders Adolescents Adhd symptoms Adhd
Abstract: Background: Children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) are often at risk of developing emotional problems.Aims and methods: The co-occurrence of anxiety and depression with ASD and/or ADHD was determined by exploring the association with children's clinical and neuropsychological func-tioning and their parent's mental health. To this end, we assessed 295 preschoolers (PRE; 4-5 years old) and 486 school-aged children (SCH; 10-11 years old) in Tarragona, Spain. NDD di-agnoses were based on DSM-5. Emotional problems were assessed using Achenbach's scales.Results: Emotional problems (PRE: 36%-78%; SCH: 32%-81%) were more common and more severe in participants with NDD than in controls and children in the ASD + ADHD school-aged group were the most affected. In ADHD, emotional problems were associated with more severe symptoms of attention deficit (PRE) and hyperactivity/impulsivity (SCH). In ASD + ADHD, emotional problems showed a trend of association with more severe ASD repetitive behaviours and impaired working memory, whereas in ASD were associated with greater overall ASD severity.Conclusions and implications: Children with NDD are vulnerable to emotional problems, which become more prevalent and interfering with age. Early detection and intervention aimed at tackling emotional problems can improve NDD prognosis.
Thematic Areas: Saúde coletiva Rehabilitation Química Psicología Pedagogical & educational research Odontología Nutrição Medicina ii Medicina i Letras / linguística Interdisciplinar Farmacia Education, special Educació Educação física Educação Developmental and educational psychology Clinical psychology Ciencias sociales Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: paula.morales@urv.cat nuria.voltas@urv.cat josefa.canals@urv.cat carmen.hernandez@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0001-8855-0282 0000-0002-6209-9558 0000-0001-6328-8679
Record's date: 2023-12-17
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Link to the original source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S089142222300032X?via%3Dihub
Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: Research In Developmental Disabilities. 135 104454-
APA: Morales-Hidalgo, P; Voltas-Moreso, N; Hernandez-Martinez, C; Canals-Sans, J (2023). Emotional problems in preschool and school-aged children with neurodevelopmental disorders in Spain: EPINED epidemiological project. Research In Developmental Disabilities, 135(), 104454-. DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2023.104454
Article's DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2023.104454
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2023
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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