Psychosis in autism: comparison of the features of both conditions in a dually affected cohort

Larson, Felicity V., Wagner, Adam P. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9101-3477, Jones, Peter B., Tantam, Digby, Lai, Meng-Chuan, Baron-Cohen, Simon and Holland, Antony J. (2017) Psychosis in autism: comparison of the features of both conditions in a dually affected cohort. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 210 (4). pp. 269-275. ISSN 0007-1250

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Abstract

Background: There is limited information on the presentation and characteristics of psychotic illness experienced by people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Aims: To describe autistic and psychotic phenomenology in a group of individuals with comorbid ASD and psychosis (ASD–P) and compare this group with populations affected by either, alone. Method: We studied 116 individuals with ASD–P. We compared features of their ASD with people with ASD and no comorbid psychosis (ASD–NP), and clinical characteristics of psychosis in ASD–P with people with psychosis only. Results: Individuals with ASD–P had more diagnoses of atypical psychosis and fewer of schizophrenia compared with individuals with psychosis only. People with ASD–P had fewer stereotyped interests/behaviours compared with those with ASD–NP. Conclusions: Our data show there may be a specific subtype of ASD linked to comorbid psychosis. The results support findings that psychosis in people with ASD is often atypical, particularly regarding affective disturbance.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) licence.
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health Economics Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Public Health and Health Services Research (former - to 2023) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Population Health Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Norwich Clinical Trials Unit
Related URLs:	http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/early/201...
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	24 Sep 2016 00:08
Last Modified:	11 Jan 2024 01:29
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/59855
DOI:	10.1192/bjp.bp.116.187682

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