Depressive symptomatology in adults with autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability: correlates and predictors
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) usually appears associated with other comorbid psychopathology. For this reason, the present research aimed to study the comorbid conditions in ASD paying more attention to depressive symptoms. The investigation included a sample of 37 adults with ASD and intellectual...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) |
| Repositorio: | Docta Complutense |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/103037 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/103037 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | 616.896 616.899-05 37.013 37.012 371.3 376 Autism spectrum disorder Intellectual disability Depression Comorbidity Adult life Educación especial (Educación) Educación especial (Psicología) Métodos de enseñanza 6101.04 Psicopatología 5802.05 Educación Especial Minusválidos y deficientes Mentales 6101.03 Deficiencia Mental 5801 Teoría y Métodos Educativos |
| Sumario: | Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) usually appears associated with other comorbid psychopathology. For this reason, the present research aimed to study the comorbid conditions in ASD paying more attention to depressive symptoms. The investigation included a sample of 37 adults with ASD and intellectual disability (M = 27.49; SD = 9.2), users of various associations of the Community of Madrid. Autistic severity was assessed with the Diagnostic Behavioral Assessment for Autism Spectrum Disorder-Revised (Dibas-R) and comorbidity was assessed through Autism Spectrum Disorders-Comorbidity for Adults (ASD-CA). The results showed a significant correlation between autism symptomatology and general comorbidity. Moreover, autistic symptoms were associated with depressive symptomatology. A hierarchical regression analysis was also conducted; and its data suggested that irritability/behavioral excesses were significant predictors of depression in ASD. |
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