Mental health impact of autism on families of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities of genetic origin

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Bringing you some selected Open Access journal papers from our portfolio; The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP), Child and Adolescent Mental Health journal (CAMH), and JCPP Advances.

Posted on 13 January 2023

Tags: Intellectual disabilities (ID), Parental mental health… Show all

Topics: Intellectual disabilities (ID)
Populations: Parental mental health, Parenting & Family
Publication Types: Journal article, Survey
Geography: United Kingdom

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Open Access paper from JCPP Advances

Background – Many children with an intellectual or developmental disability (IDD) have associated autism spectrum disorders (ASD), as well as an increased risk of mental health difficulties. In a cohort with IDD of genetic aetiology, we tested the hypothesis that excess risk attached to those with ASD + IDD, in terms of both children’s mental health and parental psychological distress.

Authors: Jeanne Wolstencroft, Ramya Srinivasan, Jeremy Hall, Marianne B. M. van den Bree, Michael J. Owen, IMAGINE Consortium, F. Lucy Raymond, David Skuse

First published: 13 January 2023

https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12128

Jeanne Wolstencroft and Ramya Srinivasan joint first authors

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