Risk markers for suicidality in autistic adults

Molecular Autism

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Cassidy, Sarah ^a,b,c   Bradley, Louise ^b   Shaw, Rebecca ^b,d   Baron Cohen, Simon ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Faculty of Engineering and Computing   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d University of Warwick and Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^e CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND PETERBOROUGH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Autism spectrum condition; Autistic traits; Depression; Mental health; Non suicidal self injury; NSSI; NSSI AT; Risk markers; SBQ R; Suicidality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTOMUTILATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POPULATION RISK; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85051272222     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20402392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13229-018-0226-4     Document Type: Article

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