Background

Anxiety is a common accompanying symptom in people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

Objectives

To investigate interventions available for the management of anxietyin children with ASD internationally.

Methods

Review was made of relevant studies found through PubMed, the National Institute of Health (NIH) publications and resources in the libraries of the University of Macedoniaand the Greek NationalResearch Foundation.

Results

Of the 372 studies retrieved dealing withinterventionsfor children with ASD who have anxiety disorders published from the 1980s to 2017, 137 were included in this review.Interventions includepharmacological intervention, cognitive behavioral therapy(CBT),socialrecreational (SR)programs,other psychosocial therapies, teaching social skillsand combinations of educational, psychological and medical treatment.

Conclusions

Various methods for coping with anxiety in children with ASD have been applied, including pharmacotherapy, psychosocial andCBT interventions, parent education and school-based programs. A combination of approachesshould be selected, based onassessment of each child's particular characteristics.

中文翻译：

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回顾ASD儿童焦虑症状的干预措施

背景

焦虑症是自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）患者的常见伴随症状。

目标

在国际上调查可用于治疗焦虑症儿童的干预措施。

方法

审查了通过PubMed，美国国立卫生研究院（NIH）出版物以及马其顿大学和希腊国家研究基金会图书馆中的资源发现的相关研究。

结果

在1980年代至2017年发表的372篇有关焦虑症的ASD儿童干预研究中，有137篇被纳入本综述。干预包括药物干预，认知行为疗法（CBT），社会娱乐（SR）计划，其他心理疗法，教学社会技能以及教育，心理和医学治疗的组合。

结论

已经应用了多种方法来应对ASD儿童的焦虑症，包括药物治疗，心理社会干预和CBT干预，家长教育和基于学校的计划。应根据对每个孩子的特定特征的评估来选择方法的组合。