Presentation of depression in autism and Asperger syndrome: a review
- PMID: 16522713
- DOI: 10.1177/1362361306062013
Presentation of depression in autism and Asperger syndrome: a review
Abstract
Depression is common in autism and Asperger syndrome, but despite this, there has been little research into this issue. This review considers the current literature on the prevalence, presentation, treatment and assessment of depression in autism and Asperger syndrome. There are diagnostic difficulties when considering depression in autism and Asperger syndrome, as the characteristics of these disorders, such as social withdrawal and appetite and sleep disturbance, are also core symptoms of depression. Impaired verbal and non-verbal communication can mask the symptoms of depression. Symptoms associated with autism and Asperger syndrome such as obsessionality and self-injury may be increased during an episode of depression. There is a clear need to develop specific tools both for diagnostic purposes and for measurement of depression in autism and Asperger syndrome in order to help alleviate the distress caused by this treatable illness.
Similar articles
-
Autism in the criminal justice detention system: A review of the literature.J Forensic Nurs. 2009;5(2):70-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1939-3938.2009.01037.x. J Forensic Nurs. 2009. PMID: 19538651 Review.
-
Emanuel Miller lecture: confusions and controversies about Asperger syndrome.J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2004 May;45(4):672-86. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2004.00262.x. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2004. PMID: 15056300 Review.
-
Linguistic characteristics of individuals with high functioning autism and Asperger syndrome.Clin Linguist Phon. 2007 Apr;21(4):247-59. doi: 10.1080/02699200701195081. Clin Linguist Phon. 2007. PMID: 17453867
-
A survey of sleep problems in autism, Asperger's disorder and typically developing children.J Intellect Disabil Res. 2005 Apr;49(Pt 4):260-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2005.00642.x. J Intellect Disabil Res. 2005. PMID: 15816813
-
[Asperger syndrome: evolution of the concept and current clinical data].Rev Neurol (Paris). 2008 May;164(5):406-13. doi: 10.1016/j.neurol.2008.01.009. Epub 2008 Apr 15. Rev Neurol (Paris). 2008. PMID: 18555872 Review. French.
Cited by
-
Tracking social motivation systems deficits: the affective neuroscience view of autism.J Autism Dev Disord. 2015 Oct;45(10):3351-63. doi: 10.1007/s10803-015-2498-2. J Autism Dev Disord. 2015. PMID: 26123007
-
Autism Tendencies and Psychosis Proneness Interactively Modulate Saliency Cost.Schizophr Bull. 2017 Jan;43(1):142-151. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbw066. Epub 2016 May 23. Schizophr Bull. 2017. PMID: 27217269 Free PMC article.
-
Prevalence of long-term health conditions in adults with autism: observational study of a whole country population.BMJ Open. 2018 Sep 1;8(8):e023945. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023945. BMJ Open. 2018. PMID: 30173164 Free PMC article.
-
Externalizing and internalizing behaviors in ASD.Autism Res. 2010 Jun;3(3):101-12. doi: 10.1002/aur.131. Autism Res. 2010. PMID: 20575109 Free PMC article.
-
Feelings of loneliness and meaning in life in subjects with Asperger's syndrome: a pilot study.Sci Rep. 2023 Oct 14;13(1):17453. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-43826-z. Sci Rep. 2023. PMID: 37838751 Free PMC article.
Publication types
MeSH terms
LinkOut - more resources
Full Text Sources
