Title
"Autism-plus" Spectrum Disorders: Intersection with Psychosis and the Schizophrenia Spectrum
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Psychiatry
Publication Date
2013-10-01
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Mental and Social Health | Psychiatry | Psychiatry and Psychology
Abstract
Patients are often encountered clinically who have autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and also have symptoms suggestive of a comorbid psychotic disorder. A careful assessment for the presence of comorbid disorders is important. However, the core deficits seen in ASD, in social reciprocity, communication, and restricted behaviors and interests, can be mistaken for psychosis. Also, there is a subset of patients who present with a complex neurodevelopmental disorder with impairments that cross diagnostic categories. This article reviews the connections between ASD and psychosis, and highlights the key points to consider in patients who present with these "autism-plus" disorders.
Keywords
Autism, Psychosis, Schizophrenia, Multiple complex developmental disorder, Multidimensionally impaired
DOI of Published Version
10.1016/j.chc.2013.04.005
Source
Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2013 Oct;22(4):609-27. doi: 10.1016/j.chc.2013.04.005. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Child and adolescent psychiatric clinics of North America
Related Resources
PubMed ID
24012076
Repository Citation
Cochran, David M.; Dvir, Yael; and Frazier, Jean A., ""Autism-plus" Spectrum Disorders: Intersection with Psychosis and the Schizophrenia Spectrum" (2013). Psychiatry Publications and Presentations. 635.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/psych_pp/635
