Suicidality in autistic spectrum disorders: A systematic review

Crisis

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 237-246

  Zahid, Sofia ^a   Upthegrove, Rachel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Oaklands Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asperger's syndrome; Autism spectrum disorders; Pervasive developmental disorders not otherwise specified; Suicidal behavior; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 85030632852     PISSN: 02275910     EISSN: 21512396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000458     Document Type: Article

References (31)

1. American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Arlington, VA: Author
2. Baron-Cohen, S., Wheelwright, S., Skinner, R., Martin, J., & Clubley, E. (2001). The autism-spectrum quotient (AQ): Evidence from Asperger syndrome/high-functioning autism, males and females, scientists and mathematicians. Journal of Autism Developmental Disorders, 31(1), 5-17
3. Barraclough, B., Bunch, J., Nelson, B., & Sainsbury, P. (1974). A hundred cases of suicide: Clinical aspects. British Journal of Psychiatry, 125(0), 355-373
4. Cassidy, S., Bradley, P., Robinson, J., Allison, C., McHugh, M., & Baron-Cohen, S. (2014). Suicidal ideation and suicide plans or attempts in adults with Asperger's syndrome attending a specialist diagnostic clinic: A clinical cohort study. The Lancet Psychiatry, 1(2), 142-147. doi:10.1016/s2215-0366(14)70248-2
5. Falkmer, T., Anderson, K., Falkmer, M., & Horlin, C. (2013). Diagnostic procedures in autism spectrum disorders: A systematic literature review. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 22(6), 329-340. doi:10.1007/s00787-013-0375-0
6. Fitzgerald, M. (2007). Suicide and Asperger's syndrome. Crisis, 28(1), 1-3
7. Ghaziuddin, M., Alessi, N., & Greden, J. F. (1995). Life events and depression in children with pervasive developmental disorders. Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders, 25(5), 495-502
8. Hannon, G., & Taylor, E. P. (2013). Suicidal behaviour in adolescents and young adults with ASD: Findings from a systematic review. Clinical Psychology Review, 33(8), 1197-1204. doi:10.1016/j. cpr.2013.10.003
9. Hardan, A., & Sahl, R. (1999). Suicidal behavior in children and adolescents with developmental disorders. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 20(4), 287-296
10. Hawton, K., Casañasi Comabella, C., Haw, C., & Saunders, K. (2013). Risk factors for suicide in individuals with depression: A systematic review. Journal of Affective Disorders, 147(1), 17-28
11. Hawton, K., & van Heeringen, K. (2009). Suicide. Lancet, 373(9672), 1372-1381. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(09)60372-x
12. Kato, K., Mikami, K., Akama, F., Yamada, K., Maehara, M., Kimoto, K., Matsumoto, H. (2013). Clinical features of suicide attempts in adults with autism spectrum disorders. General Hospital Psychiatry, 35(1), 50-53. doi:10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2012.09.006
13. Kocourkova, J., Dudova, I., & Koutek, J. (2013). Asperger syndrome related suicidal behavior: Two case studies. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat, 9, 1815-1819. doi:10.2147/NDT.S49289
14. Lainhart, J. E. (1999). Psychiatric problems in individuals with autism, their parents and siblings. International Review of Psychiatry, 11(4), 278-298
15. Mantel, N., & Haenszel, W. (1959). Statistical aspects of the analysis of data from retrospective studies of disease. Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 22(4), 719-748
16. Mayes, S. D., Gorman, A. A., Hillwig-Garcia, J., & Syed, E. (2013). Suicide ideation and attempts in children with autism. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 7(1), 109-119. doi:10.1016/j. rasd.2012.07.009
17. Mikami, K., Inomata, S., Hayakawa, N., Ohnishi, Y., Enseki, Y., Ohya, A., Matsumoto, H. (2009). Frequency and clinical features of pervasive developmental disorder in adolescent suicide attempts. General Hospital Psychiatry, 31(2), 163-166. doi:10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2008.12.003
18. Mikami, K., Onishi, Y., & Matsumoto, H. (2014). Attempted suicide of an adolescent with autism spectrum disorder. International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, 47(3), 263-271. doi:10.2190/PM.47.3.g
19. Muehlenkamp, J. J., & Gutierrez, P. M. (2004). An investigation of differences between self-injurious behavior and suicide attempts in a sample of adolescents. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 34(1), 12-23
20. Mukaddes, N. M., & Fateh, R. (2010). High rates of psychiatric co-morbidity in individuals with Asperger's disorder. The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry, 11(2 Pt 2), 486-492. doi:10.1080/15622970902789130
21. Office of National Statistics. (2012). Suicides in the United Kingdom: 2012 registrations. Retrieved from https://www.ons.gov. uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriag es/deaths/bulletins/suicidesintheunitedkingdom/2014-02-18
22. Paquette-Smith, M., Weiss, J., & Lunsky, Y. (2014). History of suicide attempts in adults with Asperger syndrome. Crisis, 35(4), 273-277. doi:10.1027/0227-5910/a000263
23. Raja, M., Azzoni, A., & Frustaci, A. (2011a). Autism Spectrum disorders and suicidality. Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health: CP & EMH, 7, 97-105. doi:10.2174/1745017901107010097
24. Raja, M., Azzoni, A., & Frustaci, A. (2011b). Autism spectrum disorders and suicidality. Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health, 7, ArtID 97-105, 7. doi:10.2174/1745017901107010097
25. Segers, M., & Rawana, J. (2014). What do we know about suicidality in autism spectrum disorders? A systematic review. Autism Research, 7(4), 507-521
26. Shtayermman, O. (2007). Peer victimization in adolescents and young adults diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome: A link to depressive symptomatology, anxiety symptomatology and suicidal ideation. Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing, 30(3), 87-107
27. Simoncini, M., Miniati, M., Vanelli, F., Callari, A., Vannucchi, G., Mauri, M., & Dell'Osso, L. (2014). Lifetime autism spectrum features in a patient with a psychotic mixed episode who attempted suicide. Case Reports in Psychiatry, 2014, 459-524. doi:10.1155/2014/459524
28. Spencer, L., Lyketsos, C. G., Samstad, E., Dokey, A., Rostov, D., & Chisolm, M. S. (2011). A suicidal adult in crisis: an unexpected diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder. The American Journal of Psychiatry, 168(9), 890-892
29. Storch, E. A., Sulkowski, M. L., Nadeau, J., Lewin, A. B., Arnold, E. B., Mutch, P. J., Murphy, T. K. (2013). The phenomenology and clinical correlates of suicidal thoughts and behaviors in youth with autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 43(10), 2450-2459. doi:10.1007/s10803-013-1795-x
30. Takara, K., & Kondo, T. (2014). Comorbid atypical autistic traits as a potential risk factor for suicide attempts among adult depressed patients: A case-control study. Annals of General Psychiatry, 13(1), 33. doi:10.1186/s12991-014-0033-z
31. Upthegrove, R., Birchwood, M., Ross, K., Brunett, K., McCollum, R., & Jones, L. (2010). The evolution of depression and suicidality in first episode psychosis. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 122(3), 211-218. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0447.2009.01506.x