Association of Autism Spectrum Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Traits with Depression and Empathy Among Medical Students.
Takafumi WatanabeMasaki KondoMie SakaiSo TakabatakeToshiaki A FurukawaTatsuo AkechiPublished in: Advances in medical education and practice (2021)
The degree of ADHD and ASD traits was significantly associated with depression. Moreover, the degree of ASD traits was significantly associated with lower empathy for their patients. It is important to consider that about 20-30% of medical students have these neurodevelopmental traits and to develop intervention strategies for improving depression and empathy.
Keyphrases
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- autism spectrum disorder
- medical students
- genome wide
- depressive symptoms
- intellectual disability
- end stage renal disease
- sleep quality
- working memory
- randomized controlled trial
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- prognostic factors
- newly diagnosed
- dna methylation
- peritoneal dialysis
- gene expression
- physical activity
- congenital heart disease
- patient reported