ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2020
Suicidality in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Role of Depressive Symptomatology, Alexithymia, and Antidepressants.
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- Alexithymia in neurodevelopmental populations: a scoping review of Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorder, and dual diagnosis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of suicidality in autistic and possibly autistic people without co-occurring intellectual disability.Molecular autism · 2023Pooled it
- Secondary effects of dialectical behaviour therapy on social functioning, quality of life, and autism traits in autistic adults with suicidality.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2025Trial
- Possible drivers of self-harm severity - relative contributions of post-traumatic stress and levels of personality functioning - results from the Extreme Challenges project.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Traumatic Experiences, Psychological Distress and Suicide-Related Behaviors in Autistic Adults.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2026Article
- Caregiver-reported sleep problems and suicidality in autistic youth: findings from a sleep diary study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Self-harm and suicidality experiences of autistic and non-autistic adults in midlife and old age.Molecular autism · 2025Article
- Suicidal Ideation Among Autistic and Non-autistic Adults: The Role of Emotion Regulation Difficulties.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- Elucidating the structure of depressive symptoms, emotion regulation, and their interrelatedness in autistic adults: A network analysis.Personality neuroscience · 2025Article
- Suicide risk in transition-aged autistic youth: The link among executive function, depression, and autistic traits.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2024Article
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- Beyond sleepless nights: Unraveling the complexity of alexithymia and suicide risk among university students.Brain and behavior · 2024Article
- Autism in adult psychiatric out-patients: self-reported suicidal ideation, suicide attempts and non-suicidal self-injury.BJPsych open · 2023Article
- Pathways to Psychopathology Among Autistic Adults.Current psychiatry reports · 2023Review
- The role of anxiety and depression in suicidal thoughts for autistic and non-autistic people: A theory-driven network analysis.Suicide & life-threatening behavior · 2023Article
- Brief Report: An Exploration of Alexithymia in Autistic and Nonautistic Transgender Adults.Autism in adulthood · 2023Article
- Practitioner Review: Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder - the importance of depression.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2023Review
- Association of adverse childhood experiences and cortical neurite density alterations with posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in autism spectrum disorder.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Non-suicidal self-injury and its relation to suicide through acquired capability: investigating this causal mechanism in a mainly late-diagnosed autistic sample.Molecular autism · 2022Article
- Feasibility, Acceptability and Preliminary Efficacy of Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Autistic Adults without Intellectual Disability: A Mixed Methods Study.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2022Article
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Abstract
People with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have an increased risk of suicidality. However, the risk factors remain under-investigated. This study explored factors that increase suicidality risk in ASD. Through an online survey, 150 adults with ASD were compared to 189 control adults. Autistic traits, depressive symptomatology, alexithymia, and antidepressant intake were assessed on their contribution predicting suicidality. Among people with ASD, 63% scored above the cutoff for high suicidality risk. Increased autistic traits, depressive symptomatology, and antidepressant intake significantly predicted suicidality. Furthermore, among those with high levels of autistic traits, the risk of suicidality was increased if they also had high levels of alexithymia. These results highlight the importance of considering depression, antidepressants, and alexithymia to prevent suicidality in ASD.
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