Disability, Functioning, and Quality of Life among Treatment-Seeking Young Autistic Adults and Its Relation to Depression, Anxiety, and Stress

Autor/inn/en	Park, Shin Ho; Song, Yun Ju C.; Demetriou, Eleni A; Pepper, Karen L.; Norton, Alice; Thomas, Emma E.; Hickie, Ian B.; Hermens, Daniel F.; Glozier, Nick; Guastella, Adam J.
Titel	Disability, Functioning, and Quality of Life among Treatment-Seeking Young Autistic Adults and Its Relation to Depression, Anxiety, and Stress
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 23 (2019) 7, S.1675-1686 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361318823925
Schlagwörter	Young Adults; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Quality of Life; Help Seeking; Depression (Psychology); Anxiety; Stress Variables; Adolescents; Mental Health; Well Being; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Disabilities; Mental Health Programs; Outcomes of Treatment; Foreign Countries; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Autismus; Lebensqualität; Help-seeking behavior; Help-seeking behaviour; Hilfe suchendes Verhalten; Angst; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Psychohygiene; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Handicap; Behinderung; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	In this study, we consecutively recruited treatment-seeking young autistic adults without intellectual impairment aged 16-30 years who presented to a mental health service and evaluated general health (distress, quality of life, and disability), functioning (work loss days and social functioning), and mood symptoms (depression, anxiety, and stress) in those diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (n = 96). This group was compared to young adults presenting to the same service with primary mental health disorders (depression, n = 343; bipolar, n = 132; psychosis, n = 166; and anxiety, n = 303). This study also investigated the influence of mood symptoms on general health and functioning in the autism spectrum disorder group. Young autistic adults reported significant general health and functioning impairments that were of similar degree to those presenting with primary mental health disorders. Interestingly, the autistic group also reported similarly high levels of mood symptoms to those with primary depressive and anxiety disorders. In the autistic group, depressive symptoms were strongly associated with distress, quality of life, and work loss days, while stress symptoms were strongly associated with disability. This study highlights further research, and mental health services are required specifically targeting young autistic adults to address their significant unmet needs. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01