Self and Informant Reports of Mental Health Difficulties among Adults with Autism Findings from a Long-Term Follow-Up Study

Autor/inn/en	Moss, Philippa; Howlin, Patricia; Savage, Sarah; Bolton, Patrick; Rutter, Michael
Titel	Self and Informant Reports of Mental Health Difficulties among Adults with Autism Findings from a Long-Term Follow-Up Study
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 19 (2015) 7, S.832-841 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361315585916
Schlagwörter	Autism; Mental Disorders; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Adults; Depression (Psychology); Anxiety; Anxiety Disorders; Correlation; Severity (of Disability); Interpersonal Competence; Measures (Individuals); Measurement Techniques; Clinical Diagnosis; Comorbidity; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Adjustment (to Environment); Behavior Rating Scales; Intelligence Tests; Language Skills; Questionnaires; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Participant Characteristics; Interrater Reliability; Foreign Countries; United Kingdom (London); Obsessive Compulsive Scale; Raven Progressive Matrices; Beck Anxiety Inventory; Beck Depression Inventory; Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales; Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Angst; Korrelation; Schweregrad; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Messdaten; Messtechnik; Intelligence test; Intelligenztest; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Fragebogen; Interrater-Reliabilität; Ausland
Abstract	Data on psychiatric problems in adults with autism are inconsistent, with estimated rates ranging from around 25% to over 75%. We assessed difficulties related to mental health in 58 adults with autism (10 females, 48 males; mean age 44?years) whom we have followed over four decades. All were of average non-verbal intelligence quotient when diagnosed as children. Overall ratings of mental health problems were based on data from the Family History Schedule (Bolton et al., 1994). Informant reports indicated that many of the cohort (44%) had experienced no mental health problems in adulthood; 28% had experienced mild to moderate difficulties, 23% had severe and 5% very severe problems. Depression was the most commonly reported problem. Among those adults (n?=?22) able to report on their own mental state, again many (45%) reported no mental health problems, although 27% reported very severe mental health problems related to anxiety, depression and/or obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Informant ratings of poor mental health were not associated with gender, severity of autism in childhood, or child or adult intelligence quotient, but there were small correlations with overall social functioning (rho?=?0.34) and current autism severity (rho?=?0.37). The findings highlight the difficulties of assessing mental health problems in adults with autism and the need for appropriately validated measures. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01