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ERIC Number: EJ1255129
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-May
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1362-3613
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Socio-Emotional Determinants of Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review
Smith, Isaac C.; White, Susan W.
Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, v24 n4 p995-1010 May 2020
Co-occurring problems with mood and anxiety among adolescents and adults on the autism spectrum are highly prevalent and contribute to poor outcomes and diminished quality of life. The current study's principal aim was to evaluate variation in the presentation of depression symptomatology among adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorder, specifically to determine if social motivation may be implicated in an autism spectrum disorder-specific subtype of depression. A systematic review was conducted, with an initial search conducted in February 2018 and a search update conducted in November 2019, yielding 48 articles which met inclusion criteria. Results support other recent work indicating that symptoms of depression are highly prevalent among adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorder. Coding of study variables related to core autism spectrum disorder symptoms provided initial evidence for the proposition of a conceptual model implicating social motivation in the etiology of depression among a subset of individuals with autism spectrum disorder.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia; United Kingdom
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: UCLA Loneliness Scale; Social Support Questionnaire; Beck Depression Inventory; Behavior Assessment System for Children; Child Behavior Checklist; Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale
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