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JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
Volume 43, Issue 6, Pages 1314-1325Publisher
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1679-5
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Autism spectrum disorders; Psychiatric comorbidity; Adults
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To systematically examine the patterns of psychiatric comorbidity and functioning in clinically referred adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Psychiatrically referred adults with and without ASD were compared on measures assessing for psychiatric comorbidity and psychosocial functioning. Sixty-three adults with ASD participated in the study (mean age: 29 +/- A 11 years). Adults with ASD in their lifetime suffered from a higher burden of psychiatric disorders (6 +/- A 3.4 vs. 3.5 +/- A 2.7; p < 0.001) including major depressive disorder and multiple anxiety disorders, and were functionally more impaired with a significant proportion having received both counseling and pharmacotherapy. Adults with ASD have high levels of psychiatric comorbidity and dysfunction comparable to a clinically referred population of adults without ASD.
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