Risk and protective factors underlying depression and suicidal ideation in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2018, Pages 648-657

  Hedley, Darren ^a   Uljarević, Mirko ^a,b,c   Foley, Kitty Rose ^b,d   Richdale, Amanda ^a,b   Trollor, Julian ^b,d  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autism Spectrum Disorder; depression; gender; loneliness; protective factors; risk; social support; suicidal ideation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SATISFACTION; SEX FACTOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONELINESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROTECTIVE FACTORS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85045707617     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: 15206394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/da.22759     Document Type: Article

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