Predictors of inpatient psychiatric hospitalization for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-1-2018

Institution/Department

MMCRI

Journal Title

Journal of autism and developmental disorders.

MeSH Headings

Adolescent, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Case-Control Studies, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Hospitalization, Humans, Inpatients, Male, Mental Disorders, Young Adult

Abstract

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is associated with significant healthcare expenditures and a greater utilization of psychiatric health services. High utilization may not be evenly distributed across individuals with ASD. The objective of this study was to identify individual and family characteristics that increase the risk of psychiatric hospitalization. Naturalistic study of two age- and gender-matched ASD cohorts, inpatients enrolled in the Autism Inpatient Collection (AIC) and outpatients enrolled in the Rhode Island Consortium of Autism Research and Treatment (RI-CART), revealed a number of factors associated with hospitalization. Multiple logistic regression analyses revealed that adaptive functioning, ASD symptom severity, primary caregiver's marital status, the presence of mood disorders, and the presence of sleep problems independently increased the risk of psychiatric hospitalization.

ISSN

1573-3432

First Page

3647

Last Page

3657

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