Unrelenting Depression and Suicidality in Women with Autistic Traits
| Autor: | Mikle South, E. A. Cutrer, Rebecca A. Lundwall, Terisa P. Gabrielsen, R. Lundwall, Jonathan C. Cox, Jonathan S. Beck, Megan Christensen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Adolescent media_common.quotation_subject Emotions Poison control Suicide prevention Suicidal Ideation 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Developmental and Educational Psychology medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Women Autistic Disorder Suicidal ideation media_common Depression 05 social sciences Human factors and ergonomics Cognition Middle Aged medicine.disease Suicide Feeling Autism Female medicine.symptom Psychology 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Neurotypical 050104 developmental & child psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of autism and developmental disorders. 50(10) |
| ISSN: | 1573-3432 |
| Popis: | Understanding the cognitive and emotional mechanisms that link autistic traits and risk for suicide is a vital next step for research and clinical practice. This study included a broad sample of adult women (n = 74) who report finding social situations confusing and/or exhausting, and who score high on measures of autistic traits. Regardless of autism diagnostic status, these women reported high rates of suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Depression symptoms were more associated with suicidality than were autistic trait measures of social communication. Measures of neurotypical “imagination” and of repetitive behavior likewise were associated with suicidality risk. Simultaneously feeling sad and feeling stuck or unable to imagine alternate strategies, may uniquely increase suicide risk in autism. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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