Autism spectrum disorder: a review

T Hirota, BH King - Jama, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), characterized by deficits in social
communication and the presence of restricted, repetitive behaviors or interests, is a …

Psychological treatment of depression with other comorbid mental disorders: systematic review and meta-analysis

P Cuijpers, C Miguel, M Ciharova, S Quero… - Cognitive Behaviour …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Most people with a mental disorder meet criteria for multiple disorders. We conducted a
systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials comparing psychotherapies for …

A blind spot in mental healthcare? Psychotherapists lack education and expertise for the support of adults on the autism spectrum

S Lipinski, K Boegl, ES Blanke, U Suenkel… - Autism, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Most adults on the autism spectrum have co-occurring mental health conditions, creating a
high demand for mental health services–including psychotherapy–in autistic adults …

'It's not that they don't want to access the support . . . it's the impact of the autism': The experience of eating disorder services from the perspective of autistic women …

C Babb, J Brede, CRG Jones, M Elliott, C Zanker… - …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
This study explores autistic women's experiences of eating disorder services. Estimates
suggest that 20%–30% of women in treatment for anorexia nervosa display diagnostic …

Insistence on sameness, repetitive negative thinking and mental health in autistic and non-autistic adults

K Cooper, A Russell - Autism, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Autistic people experience high rates of mental health problems. A tendency towards
behavioural repetition in autistic individuals could contribute to repetitive negative thinking …

Psychotherapy for co-occurring symptoms of depression, anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder in children and adults with autism spectrum disorder: A …

RH Wichers, LC van der Wouw, ME Brouwer… - Psychological …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) struggle accessing psychotherapy services
for comorbidities, including anxiety-, depressive-and obsessive-compulsive disorders …

Sertraline for anxiety in adults with a diagnosis of autism (STRATA): study protocol for a pragmatic, multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled randomised …

D Rai, D Webb, A Lewis, L Cotton, JE Norris… - Trials, 2024 - Springer
Background Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are commonly prescribed to
manage anxiety in adults with an autism diagnosis. However, their effectiveness and …

Co-designing behavioural activation for depression for autistic adolescents: A case series

Z Mohamed, A Russell, M Palmer… - Clinical Child …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Autistic youth are at high risk of depression, but there are few psychological interventions
that have been specifically designed for use with this population. Behavioural activation (BA) …

Understanding Mechanisms that Maintain Social Anxiety Disorder in Autistic Individuals Through the Clark and Wells (1995) Model and Beyond: A Systematic Review

J Lei, C Mason, A Russell, MJ Hollocks… - Clinical Child and Family …, 2024 - Springer
Given the high co-occurrence of social anxiety in autism, no reviews to date have explored
how cognitive and behavioural mechanisms identified to maintain social anxiety in non …

Quality-of-life measurement in randomised controlled trials of mental health interventions for autistic adults: A systematic review

A Timmerman, V Totsika, V Lye, L Crane, A Linden… - …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Autistic people are more likely to have co-occurring mental health conditions compared to
the general population, and mental health interventions have been identified as a top …