Self-Reported Social Impairments Predict Depressive Disorder in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Day, Talena C.; McNaughton, Kathryn A.; Naples, Adam J.; McPartland, James C.
Titel	Self-Reported Social Impairments Predict Depressive Disorder in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 24 (2020) 2, S.297-306 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Day, Talena C.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361319857375
Schlagwörter	Adults; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Predictor Variables; Depression (Psychology); Comorbidity; Gender Differences; Intelligence Quotient; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Severity (of Disability); Cognitive Ability; Clinical Diagnosis; Intelligence Tests; Diagnostic Tests; Observation; Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence; Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Prädiktor; Geschlechterkonflikt; Intelligenzquotient; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Schweregrad; Denkfähigkeit; Intelligence test; Intelligenztest; Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test; Beobachtung
Abstract	In adults with autism spectrum disorder, co-occurring psychiatric conditions are prevalent, and depression is one of the most common co-occurring disorders. This study examined the relationship between depression and cognitive ability, autism symptom severity, and self-reported social impairments in autism spectrum disorder. A total of 33 adults with autism spectrum disorder and 28 adults with typical development completed a standardized psychiatric interview, cognitive test, measure of clinician-rated autism symptom severity, and self-report of social impairments. Nine participants with autism spectrum disorder (27%) met the criteria for a depressive disorder (autism spectrum disorder + depressive disorder). Relatively more females with autism spectrum disorder had a co-occurring depressive disorder. The typical development group had a higher intelligence quotient than the autism spectrum disorder group, but the autism spectrum disorder + depressive disorder group did not differ from the typical development or autism spectrum disorder group. While the autism spectrum disorder + depressive disorder group had lower clinician-rated autism symptom severity than the autism spectrum disorder group, the autism spectrum disorder + depressive disorder group reported more social impairments than the autism spectrum disorder group. Self-reported social impairments predicted depression in adults with autism spectrum disorder when accounting for symptom severity and cognitive ability. These findings suggest that more self-perceived social impairments are related to depressive disorders in autism spectrum disorder, and may help clinicians identify individuals who are vulnerable in developing a co-occurring depressive disorder. Future directions include follow-up studies with larger cohorts and longitudinal designs to support inferences regarding directionality of these relationships. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01