"Autism Spectrum Disorder Accompanied by Psychiatric Disorder, Elevated by 11x the likelihood of extreme choice"
Oct 30, 2024
A study found that the possibility of self-harm and suicidal tendencies varies depending on other mental diseases of patients with autism spectrum disorder.
A research team led by Professor Chun Geun-ah of Pediatric Psychiatry at Severance Hospital, Kim Jae-han of Yonsei University Medical School, and Lee Ju-hyun said that if a patient with autism spectrum disorder has ADHD, the likelihood of self-harm increases from 1.07 to 1.65 times, and the likelihood of self-harm and suicide tends to increase depending on the accompanying mental illness.
The results of this study were published in the international journal 'e Clinical Medicine (IF 9.6)'.
Autism spectrum disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder that has difficulty in social interaction and shows limited interest, and one behavior repeatedly. In a recent study, it was found that patients with autism spectrum disorder are three times more likely to have self-harm and suicide than normal people. Suicide tendency is a concept that includes suicide accidents, suicide attempts, and actual suicides that think about suicide.
The characteristic of autism spectrum disorder is that patients commonly have other mental illnesses. Until now, studies on how the possibility of self-harm and suicide tendencies changes depending on the type of mental illness of patients have been insufficient.
In order to examine these changes, the research team analyzed 20 previous studies that examined the association between patients with autism spectrum disorder and accompanying mental illness using a systematic literature review method.
The likelihood of self-harm in patients with autism spectrum disorder increased from 1.07 to 1.65 times with ADHD, and 1.26 times with mood disorders such as depression disorder and bipolar disorder.
The likelihood of suicide in patients with autism spectrum disorder with psychotic disorders including schizophrenia, whose main symptoms are delusions and hallucinations, increased from 1.95 to 10.97 times, and from 1.75 to 9.82 times for mood disorders. In particular, among mood disorders, it rose from 2.29 times when accompanied by depression disorder, and from 2.55 times to 4.95 times when accompanied by bipolar disorder.
Professor Geun-ah Chun said, `Patients with autism spectrum disorder with certain psychiatric comorbidities have a high chance of self-harm and suicidal tendencies, and medical staff need to recognize these risks early and mitigate them with active interventions"The results of this study provide an important basis for more systematic and specific understanding and support of mental health problems in patients with autism spectrum disorder."
A research team led by Professor Chun Geun-ah of Pediatric Psychiatry at Severance Hospital, Kim Jae-han of Yonsei University Medical School, and Lee Ju-hyun said that if a patient with autism spectrum disorder has ADHD, the likelihood of self-harm increases from 1.07 to 1.65 times, and the likelihood of self-harm and suicide tends to increase depending on the accompanying mental illness.
The results of this study were published in the international journal 'e Clinical Medicine (IF 9.6)'.
Autism spectrum disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder that has difficulty in social interaction and shows limited interest, and one behavior repeatedly. In a recent study, it was found that patients with autism spectrum disorder are three times more likely to have self-harm and suicide than normal people. Suicide tendency is a concept that includes suicide accidents, suicide attempts, and actual suicides that think about suicide.
The characteristic of autism spectrum disorder is that patients commonly have other mental illnesses. Until now, studies on how the possibility of self-harm and suicide tendencies changes depending on the type of mental illness of patients have been insufficient.
In order to examine these changes, the research team analyzed 20 previous studies that examined the association between patients with autism spectrum disorder and accompanying mental illness using a systematic literature review method.
The likelihood of self-harm in patients with autism spectrum disorder increased from 1.07 to 1.65 times with ADHD, and 1.26 times with mood disorders such as depression disorder and bipolar disorder.
The likelihood of suicide in patients with autism spectrum disorder with psychotic disorders including schizophrenia, whose main symptoms are delusions and hallucinations, increased from 1.95 to 10.97 times, and from 1.75 to 9.82 times for mood disorders. In particular, among mood disorders, it rose from 2.29 times when accompanied by depression disorder, and from 2.55 times to 4.95 times when accompanied by bipolar disorder.
Professor Geun-ah Chun said, `Patients with autism spectrum disorder with certain psychiatric comorbidities have a high chance of self-harm and suicidal tendencies, and medical staff need to recognize these risks early and mitigate them with active interventions"The results of this study provide an important basis for more systematic and specific understanding and support of mental health problems in patients with autism spectrum disorder."
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