Use of Various Treatment Modalities for Autism Spectrum Disorder and Mental Retardation.
10.5765/jkacap.2014.25.2.73
- Author:
Kyung Min KIM
1
;
In Chul CHOI
;
Seok Bum LEE
;
Kyung Kyu LEE
;
Ki Chung PAIK
;
Jeong Yeob LEE
;
Myung Ho LIM
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Mental Retardation;
Autism Spectrum Disorder;
Pharmacological Therapy;
Educational Behavioral Therapy;
Complementary Alternative Medicine
- MeSH:
Child;
Autism Spectrum Disorder*;
Complementary Therapies;
Drug Therapy;
Female;
Humans;
Intellectual Disability*;
Korea;
Parents;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
2014;25(2):73-81
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of various treatment modalities including pharmacotherapy, education-behavior therapy, and complementary alternative treatment for children with mental retardation (MR) or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in Korea. METHODS: The sample consisted of 50 parents who have children with MR (N=28) or ASD (N=22), 38 boys, 12 girls ; mean age 14.06 (4.14) years old. A questionnaire was composed of the experienced modality, duration, cost, satisfaction etc. RESULTS: According to the results, 56.0%, 100.0%, and 36.0% of children with MR or ASD have experienced pharmacological treatment, educational-behavioral therapy and complementary alternative medicine (CAM), respectively. Children who experienced education-behavioral therapy and CAM experienced 3.52 kinds of education-behavioral therapy and 2.78 kinds of CAM, respectively. Monthly cost of pharmacological treatment was lowest among three modality categories. Regarding treatment satisfaction by parental report, the lowest score was recorded fir CAM. CONCLUSION: Parents who have a child with MR or ASD are trying many treatment modalities and feeling the burden of their treatment.
