Psychopathology in Williams Syndrome: the effect of individual differences across the life span

Dodd, H. F. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1446-5338 and Porter, M. A. (2009) Psychopathology in Williams Syndrome: the effect of individual differences across the life span. Journal of mental health research in intellectual disabilities, 2 (2). pp. 89-109. ISSN 1931-5872 doi: 10.1080/19315860902725867

Abstract/Summary

The present research aimed to comprehensively explore psychopathology in Williams syndrome (WS) across the lifespan and evaluate the relationship between psychopathology and age category (child or adult), gender and cognitive ability. The parents of 50 participants with WS, aged 6-50 years, were interviewed using the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children (K-SADS-PL). The prevalence of a wide range of Axis I DSM-IV disorders was assessed. In addition to high rates of anxiety and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) (38% and 20% respectively), 14% of our sample met criteria for a depressive disorder and 42% of participants were not experiencing any significant psychopathological difficulties. There was some evidence for different patterns of psychopathology between children and adults with WS and between males and females. These relationships were largely in keeping with those found in the typically developing population, thus supporting the validity of applying theory and treatment approaches for psychopathology in the typically developing population to WS.

Additional Information	Special Issue: Psychiatric Disorders and Behavioral or Emotional Problems in Genetic Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/33956
Identification Number/DOI	10.1080/19315860902725867
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	No Reading authors. Back catalogue items Life Sciences > School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences > Department of Psychology Life Sciences > School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences > Psychopathology and Affective Neuroscience Life Sciences > School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences > Anxiety and Depression in Young People (AnDY)
Uncontrolled Keywords	Williams syndrome; anxiety; mental health
Additional Information	Special Issue: Psychiatric Disorders and Behavioral or Emotional Problems in Genetic Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Publisher	Taylor & Francis
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