Assessing for autism in adult psychiatry.

Published in: BJPsych open (2023)

This editorial discusses a study by Nyrenius and colleagues in which they investigated rates of co-occurring psychiatric conditions and functioning in a population of adults referred to a Swedish psychiatric out-patient clinic, comparing those meeting DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism with their non-autistic peers.

Keyphrases

autism spectrum disorder
intellectual disability
mental health
case report
primary care
young adults
high resolution