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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-6-23
pubmed:abstractText
What do we know about the prevalence and the specific features of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) among subjects in forensic psychiatry and special youth centres? A clinical case series consisting of 42 subjects with ASD, recruited from three well-characterized populations in forensic psychiatry and special youth care, was used to determine: 1) the prevalence of ASD in these institutions (at least 13%), 2) the distribution of diagnostic criteria in this special population (mostly social interaction and communication problems, few or atypical flexibility problems), 3) the degree of comorbidity (the rule rather than the exception), 4) neuropsychological test profiles (lowered IQ with uneven profiles), 5) types of crimes and offences (very heterogeneous, often stress-related with dissociated features), 6) mental health care needs (high), and 7) special clinical features (especially expressions of flexibility deficits in non-classical areas and proneness to dissociation). This descriptive study indicates that ASD is a clinically relevant problem among forensic populations that has to be considered in diagnostics, assessments of needs and treatment planning.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1502-4725
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
62
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
160-7
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18569781-Acting Out, pubmed-meshheading:18569781-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:18569781-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:18569781-Autistic Disorder, pubmed-meshheading:18569781-Child, pubmed-meshheading:18569781-Cohort Studies, pubmed-meshheading:18569781-Communication, pubmed-meshheading:18569781-Comorbidity, pubmed-meshheading:18569781-Crime, pubmed-meshheading:18569781-Cross-Sectional Studies, pubmed-meshheading:18569781-Empathy, pubmed-meshheading:18569781-Female, pubmed-meshheading:18569781-Forensic Psychiatry, pubmed-meshheading:18569781-Hospitals, Psychiatric, pubmed-meshheading:18569781-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:18569781-Male, pubmed-meshheading:18569781-Mass Screening, pubmed-meshheading:18569781-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:18569781-Neuropsychological Tests, pubmed-meshheading:18569781-Personal Construct Theory, pubmed-meshheading:18569781-Personality Assessment, pubmed-meshheading:18569781-Prisoners, pubmed-meshheading:18569781-Residential Treatment, pubmed-meshheading:18569781-Sex Offenses, pubmed-meshheading:18569781-Social Conformity, pubmed-meshheading:18569781-Sweden, pubmed-meshheading:18569781-Violence
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Autism spectrum disorders in institutionalized subjects.
pubmed:affiliation
The Forensic Psychiatric Clinic, Malmö University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden. henrik.anckarsater@neuro.gu.se
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't