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ArticleChild psychiatry and human development2022

Predictors of Suicidal Thoughts in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Anxiety or Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: The Unique Contribution of Externalizing Behaviors.

Valérie La Buissonnière Ariza, Sophie C Schneider, Sandra L Cepeda, Jeffrey J Wood, Philip C Kendall, Brent J Small, Karen S Wood, Connor Kerns, Kirti Saxena, Eric A Storch

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Article in Child psychiatry and human development, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Occurrence and Correlates of Suicidal Thoughts Among Young Autistic Users of a Mental Health App.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Valérie La Buissonnière ArizaDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, 1977 Butler Blvd, Suite 4-400, Houston, TX, USA. variza@bcm.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-9071-9833
Sophie C SchneiderDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, 1977 Butler Blvd, Suite 4-400, Houston, TX, USA.
Sandra L CepedaDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, 1977 Butler Blvd, Suite 4-400, Houston, TX, USA.
Jeffrey J WoodDepartment of Education, UCLA, 405 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90095-1521, USA.
Philip C KendallDepartment of Psychology, Temple University, 1701 N 13th St, Philadelphia, PA, 19122, USA.
Brent J SmallSchool of Aging Studies, College of Behavioral and Community Sciences, University of South Florida, 4202 E Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL, 3362, USA.
Karen S WoodDepartment of Psychiatry, UCLA, 405 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90095-1521, USA.
Connor KernsDepartment of Psychology, University of British Columbia, 2136 West Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada.
Kirti SaxenaDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, 1977 Butler Blvd, Suite 4-400, Houston, TX, USA.
Eric A StorchDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, 1977 Butler Blvd, Suite 4-400, Houston, TX, USA. eric.storch@bcm.edu.
Baylor College of Medicine · USUniversity of California, Los Angeles · USTemple University · USUniversity of British Columbia · CAUniversity of South Florida · US

Funding

1/3 Treatment of Anxiety in Autism Spectrum DisorderR01HD080098 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI WOOD, JEFFREY JAMES · 2014 to 2016
$663k
3/3 Treatment of anxiety in autism spectrum disorderR01HD080097 · NICHD · TEMPLE UNIV OF THE COMMONWEALTH · PI KENDALL, PHILIP C · 2014 to 2016
$563k
2/3 Treatment of Anxiety in Autism Spectrum DisorderR01HD080096 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA · PI STORCH, ERIC A. · 2014 to 2016
$471k
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD080096NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD080097NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD080098
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are at elevated risk of suicidal ideation, particularly those with comorbid anxiety disorders and/or obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). We investigated the risk factors associated with suicidal ideation in 166 children with ASD and comorbid anxiety disorders/OCD, and the unique contribution of externalizing behaviors. Suicidal ideation was reported in the child sample by 13% of parents. Controlling for child age, sex, and IQ, perceived loneliness positively predicted the likelihood of suicidal ideation. In addition, externalizing behaviors positively predicted suicidal ideation, controlling for all other factors. Reliance on parental report to detect suicidal ideation in youth with ASD is a limitation of this study. Nonetheless, these findings highlight the importance of assessing and addressing suicidal ideation in children with ASD and comorbid anxiety disorders/OCD, and more importantly in those with elevated externalizing behaviors and perceptions of loneliness.

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Autism Spectrum DisorderObsessive-Compulsive DisorderAdolescentAnxietyAnxiety DisordersChildHumansSuicidal IdeationAnxietyASDExternalizing behaviorsOCDSuicidal thoughts

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PMID33462740
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