An Epidemiological and Diagnostic Study of Asperger Syndrome according to Four Sets of Diagnostic Criteria

Autor/inn/en	Mattila, Marja-Leena; Kielinen, Marko; Jussila, Katja; Linna, Sirkka-Liisa; Bloigu, Risto; Ebeling, Hanna; Moilanen, Irma
Titel	An Epidemiological and Diagnostic Study of Asperger Syndrome according to Four Sets of Diagnostic Criteria
Quelle	In: Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 46 (2007) 5, S.636 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0890-8567
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Observation; Incidence; Criteria; Asperger Syndrome; Epidemiology; Clinical Diagnosis; Young Children; Interviews; Intelligence Quotient; Patients; Records (Forms); Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Finland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Beobachtung; Vorkommen; Asperger-Syndrom; Epidemiologie; Frühe Kindheit; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Intelligenzquotient; Patient; Formularsammlung; Finnland
Abstract	Objective: This study evaluated the diagnostic process and prevalence rates of Asperger syndrome (AS) according to the DSM-IV, ICD-10, and criteria developed by Gillberg and Gillberg and by Szatmari and colleagues and clarified confusion about AS. Method: An epidemiological study of 5,484 eight-year-old children in Finland, 4,422 (80.6%) of whom rated on the high-functioning Autism Spectrum Screening Questionnaire by parents and/or teacher, 125 of them screened and 110 examined by using structured interview, semistructured observation, IQ measurement, school day observation, and patient records. Diagnoses were performed by following the DSM-IV, ICD-10, and criteria developed by Gillberg and Gillberg and by Szatmari and colleagues in detail. Results: The prevalence rates per 1,000 were 2.5 according to the DSM-IV, 2.9 to ICD-10, 2.7 to Gillberg and Gillberg's criteria, and 1.6 to the criteria of Szatmari et al. Conclusions: The results emphasize the need to reconsider the diagnostic criteria of AS. The importance of multi-informant sources came up, and the need of several informants was highlighted, especially when diagnosing the broader pervasive developmental disorders. (Contains 3 tables and 1 figure.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10