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ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2016

Psychiatric Co-occurring Symptoms and Disorders in Young, Middle-Aged, and Older Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Anne G Lever, Hilde M Geurts

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Article in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 250 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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250citing papers in PubMed, 10 pooled it
19.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

250 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 553 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Cognitive and Cerebral Aging Research in Autism: A Systematic Review on an Emerging Topic.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2025
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  13. Quality of life in adults with autism spectrum disorder: influence of age, sex, and a controlled, randomized mindfulness-based stress reduction pilot intervention.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2022
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  19. International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Anne G LeverDutch Autism and ADHD Research Center, Department of Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Achtergracht 129B, 1018 WT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. A.G.Lever@uva.nl.
Hilde M GeurtsDutch Autism and ADHD Research Center, Department of Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Achtergracht 129B, 1018 WT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
University of Amsterdam · NLWolters Kluwer (Netherlands) · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although psychiatric problems are less prevalent in old age within the general population, it is largely unknown whether this extends to individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). We examined psychiatric symptoms and disorders in young, middle-aged, and older adults with and without ASD (Nmax = 344, age 19-79 years, IQ > 80). Albeit comparable to other psychiatric patients, levels of symptoms and psychological distress were high over the adult lifespan; 79 % met criteria for a psychiatric disorder at least once in their lives. Depression and anxiety were most common. However, older adults less often met criteria for any psychiatric diagnosis and, specifically, social phobia than younger adults. Hence, despite marked psychological distress, psychiatric problems are also less prevalent in older aged individuals with ASD.

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AdultAgedAge FactorsAnxietyAnxiety DisordersAutism Spectrum DisorderComorbidityDepressionDepressive DisorderFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceYoung AdultAdultsAgingAnxietyAutism spectrum disorderDepressionPsychiatric comorbidity

Identifiers

PMID26861713
PMCPMC4860203
OpenAlexW2272786625

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