TY - JOUR
T1 - Talking About Death or Suicide
T2 - Prevalence and Clinical Correlates in Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Psychiatric Inpatient Setting
AU - For The Autism And Developmental Disorders Inpatient Research Collaborative (Addirc)
AU - Horowitz, Lisa M.
AU - Thurm, Audrey
AU - Farmer, Cristan
AU - Mazefsky, Carla
AU - Lanzillo, Elizabeth
AU - Bridge, Jeffrey A.
AU - Greenbaum, Rachel
AU - Pao, Maryland
AU - Siegel, Matthew
AU - Erickson, Craig
AU - Gabriels, Robin L.
AU - Kaplan, Desmond
AU - Morrow, Eric M.
AU - Righi, Giulia
AU - Santangelo, Susan L.
AU - Wink, Logan
AU - Benevides, Jill
AU - Beresford, Carol
AU - Best, Carrie
AU - Bowen, Katie
AU - Dechant, Briar
AU - Flis, Tom
AU - Gastgeb, Holly
AU - Geer, Angela
AU - Hagopian, Louis
AU - Handen, Benjamin
AU - Klever, Adam
AU - Lubetsky, Martin
AU - MacKenzie, Kristen
AU - Meservy, Zenoa
AU - McGonigle, John
AU - McGuire, Kelly
AU - McNeil, Faith
AU - Montrenes, Joshua
AU - Palka, Tamara
AU - Pedapati, Ernest
AU - Pedersen, Kahsi A.
AU - Peura, Christine
AU - Pierri, Joseph
AU - Rogers, Christie
AU - Rossman, Brad
AU - Ruberg, Jennifer
AU - Sannar, Elise
AU - Small, Cathleen
AU - Stuckey, Nicole
AU - Troen, Brittany
AU - Tylenda, Barbara
AU - Verdi, Mary
AU - Vezzoli, Jessica
AU - Williams, Diane
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC (outside the USA).
PY - 2018/11/1
Y1 - 2018/11/1
N2 - Little is known about suicidal ideation in youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), making it difficult to identify those at heightened risk. This study describes the prevalence of thoughts about death and suicide in 107 verbal youth with ASD with non-verbal IQ >55, assessed during inpatient psychiatric admission. Per parent report, 22% of youth with ASD had several day periods when they talked about death or suicide “often,” or “very often.” Clinical correlates included the presence of a comorbid mood (OR 2.71, 95% CI 1.12–6.55) or anxiety disorder (OR 2.32, 95% CI 1.10–4.93). The results suggest a need for developmentally appropriate suicide risk screening measures in ASD. Reliable detection of suicidal thoughts in this high-risk population will inform suicide prevention strategies.
AB - Little is known about suicidal ideation in youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), making it difficult to identify those at heightened risk. This study describes the prevalence of thoughts about death and suicide in 107 verbal youth with ASD with non-verbal IQ >55, assessed during inpatient psychiatric admission. Per parent report, 22% of youth with ASD had several day periods when they talked about death or suicide “often,” or “very often.” Clinical correlates included the presence of a comorbid mood (OR 2.71, 95% CI 1.12–6.55) or anxiety disorder (OR 2.32, 95% CI 1.10–4.93). The results suggest a need for developmentally appropriate suicide risk screening measures in ASD. Reliable detection of suicidal thoughts in this high-risk population will inform suicide prevention strategies.
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U2 - 10.1007/s10803-017-3180-7
DO - 10.1007/s10803-017-3180-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 28624965
AN - SCOPUS:85020528830
SN - 0162-3257
VL - 48
SP - 3702
EP - 3710
JO - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
JF - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
IS - 11
ER -
