Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Adult Outpatient Psychiatry

Autor/inn/en	Nyrenius, Johan; Eberhard, Jonas; Ghaziuddin, Mohammad; Gillberg, Christopher; Billstedt, Eva
Titel	Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Adult Outpatient Psychiatry
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 52 (2022) 9, S.3769-3779 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Nyrenius, Johan)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-021-05411-z
Schlagwörter	Adults; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Mental Health; Psychiatry; Foreign Countries; Identification; Clinical Diagnosis; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Clinics; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Psychohygiene; Psychiatrie; Ausland; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Schweden
Abstract	Relatively little has been published about the prevalence of autism in adults with psychiatric disorders. In this study, all new patients referred to an adult psychiatric outpatient clinic in Sweden between November 2019 and October 2020 (n = 562) were screened for autism spectrum disorders using the Ritvo Autism and Asperger Diagnostic Scale Screen (RAADS-14). Out of the 304 (58%) responders, 197 who scored above the cut off (14) were invited to participate in an in-depth assessment. Twenty-six of the 48 that participated in the assessment met criteria for ASD and an additional eight had subthreshold ASD symptoms. We estimated the prevalence of ASD in this population to at least 18.9%, with another 5-10% having subthreshold symptoms. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01