2019
Anxiety in 3- to 7-year-old children with autism spectrum disorder seeking treatment for disruptive behavior
Sukhodolsky DG, Lecavalier L, Johnson C, Smith T, Swiezy N, Bearss K, Kalvin CB, Scahill L. Anxiety in 3- to 7-year-old children with autism spectrum disorder seeking treatment for disruptive behavior. Autism 2019, 24: 400-410. PMID: 31390873, PMCID: PMC6982590, DOI: 10.1177/1362361319866561.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderSpectrum disorderAnxiety symptomsDisruptive behaviorParent-completed rating scaleOppositional defiant behaviorYoung childrenEarly Childhood InventorySchool-aged childrenAnxiety severity scoresChild psychiatric symptomsParent trainingDefiant behaviorOppositional behaviorBehavioral problemsSocial withdrawalPreschool childrenAnxietyIQSocial disabilityPsychiatric symptomsChildrenRating ScalePercent of childrenSignificant symptoms
2016
Effect of Parent Training on Adaptive Behavior in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Disruptive Behavior: Results of a Randomized Trial
Scahill L, Bearss K, Lecavalier L, Smith T, Swiezy N, Aman MG, Sukhodolsky DG, McCracken C, Minshawi N, Turner K, Levato L, Saulnier C, Dziura J, Johnson C. Effect of Parent Training on Adaptive Behavior in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Disruptive Behavior: Results of a Randomized Trial. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2016, 55: 602-609.e3. PMID: 27343887, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2016.05.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderParent training groupParent trainingDaily living skillsDisruptive behaviorAdaptive behaviorParent educationSpectrum disorderLiving skillsVineland Adaptive Behavior Scales-IIHigh-functioning childrenTraining groupGreater behavioral problemsYoung childrenIntellectual disabilityBehavior management strategiesAdaptive functioningSocialization domainsTelephone boosterBehavioral problemsScale IIDaily livingCommunication domainCore sessionsDaily living domainsBehavioral Interventions for Anger, Irritability, and Aggression in Children and Adolescents
Sukhodolsky DG, Smith SD, McCauley SA, Ibrahim K, Piasecka JB. Behavioral Interventions for Anger, Irritability, and Aggression in Children and Adolescents. Journal Of Child And Adolescent Psychopharmacology 2016, 26: 58-64. PMID: 26745682, PMCID: PMC4808268, DOI: 10.1089/cap.2015.0120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyParent management trainingAnger/irritabilityTransdiagnostic approachBehavioral interventionsDisruptive behaviorAggressive behaviorChild disruptive behaviorCallous-unemotional traitsDisruptive behavior disordersTreatment of irritabilityEmotion regulationAversive patternFamily interactionsBehavioral problemsAngerMental health referralsAggressionManagement trainingBehavior disorderMood disordersTreatment targetsIrritabilityChildrenPsychiatric diagnosis
2014
Examination of Aggression and Self-injury in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Serious Behavioral Problems
Carroll D, Hallett V, McDougle CJ, Aman MG, McCracken JT, Tierney E, Arnold LE, Sukhodolsky DG, Lecavalier L, Handen BL, Swiezy N, Johnson C, Bearss K, Vitiello B, Scahill L. Examination of Aggression and Self-injury in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Serious Behavioral Problems. Child And Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics Of North America 2014, 23: 57-72. PMID: 24231167, PMCID: PMC4212264, DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2013.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAggressionAnalysis of VarianceAntipsychotic AgentsChi-Square DistributionChildChild Development Disorders, PervasiveChild, PreschoolDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansIntelligence TestsMaleOutcome Assessment, Health CarePsychiatric Status Rating ScalesRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRisperidoneSelf-Injurious BehaviorSeverity of Illness IndexConceptsAutism spectrum disorderSubtypes of aggressionSelf-injurious behaviorSpectrum disorderUnderstanding of aggressionSerious behavioral problemsParent interviewsBehavioral problemsSelf-InjuryAggressionStudy findingsChildrenRisperidone trialsChildren 2DisordersIndividualized treatmentPositive responseSubtypesFurther studiesBiological mechanismsHigh rateInterviewsFindingsNarrativesBehavior
2013
Phenomenology of Tics and Sensory Urges: The Self Under Siege
Leckman J, Bloch M, Sukhodolsky D, Scahill L, King R. Phenomenology of Tics and Sensory Urges: The Self Under Siege. 2013, 3-25. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780199796267.003.0001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcademic outcomesComorbid behavioral problemsNovel behavioral interventionKey phenomenological featuresCognitive domainsIrrelevant informationBehavioral problemsBehavioral interventionsPhenomenology of ticsTourette syndromeLong-term outcomesPhenomenological featuresTic expressionTic disordersEnvironmental contextReduced abilitySensory urgeOutside worldRelated disordersEducational objectivesPhenomenological spectrum
2009
Medication and Parent Training in Children With Pervasive Developmental Disorders and Serious Behavior Problems: Results From a Randomized Clinical Trial
Aman MG, Mcdougle CJ, Scahill L, Handen B, Arnold LE, Johnson C, Stigler KA, Bearss K, Butter E, Swiezy NB, Sukhodolsky DD, Ramadan Y, Pozdol SL, Nikolov R, Lecavalier L, Kohn AE, Koenig K, Hollway JA, Korzekwa P, Gavaletz A, Mulick JA, Hall KL, Dziura J, Ritz L, Trollinger S, Yu S, Vitiello B, Wagner A, Network F. Medication and Parent Training in Children With Pervasive Developmental Disorders and Serious Behavior Problems: Results From a Randomized Clinical Trial. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2009, 48: 1143-1154. PMID: 19858761, PMCID: PMC3142923, DOI: 10.1097/chi.0b013e3181bfd669.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPervasive developmental disorderClinical trialsClinical Global Impressions-Improvement scoreAberrant Behavior Checklist IrritabilityParallel-group clinical trialParent trainingBehavioral problemsDevelopmental disordersRisperidone doseRisperidone monotherapyHyperactivity/noncompliance subscaleSevere behavioral problemsCOMB groupPT sessionsQuestionnaire scoresHSQ scoresMedicationsGreater reductionChildrenPrimary measureRisperidoneSignificant reductionStereotypic behaviorScoresDose