TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Clinical features of suicide attempts in adults with autism spectrum disorders
JO  - General hospital psychiatry
A1  - Kato, Koji
A1  - Mikami, Katsunaka
A1  - Akama, Fumiaki
A1  - Yamada, Keigo
A1  - Maehara, Mizuki
A1  - Kimoto, Keitaro
A1  - Kimoto, Kousuke
A1  - Sato, Reiko
A1  - Takahashi, Yuki
A1  - Fukushima, Ryoko
A1  - Ichimura, Atsushi
A1  - Matsumoto, Hideo
SP  - 50
EP  - 53
VL  - 35
IS  - 1
N2  - OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to investigate the frequency and clinical features of suicide attempts in adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). METHODS: We enrolled 587 consecutive patients aged 18 or over who attempted suicide and were hospitalized for inpatient treatment. Psychiatric diagnoses, suicide attempt frequency and clinical features were compared between ASD and non-ASD patients. RESULTS: Forty-three (7.3%) of the 587 subjects who attempted suicide had ASDs. The incidence of patients with mood disorders was significantly lower (Fisher's Exact Test, P=.043) and that of those with an adjustment disorder was significantly higher (Fisher's Exact Test, P<.001) in the ASD group than in the non-ASD group. The average length of stay at both the hospital and intensive care unit in the ASD group was longer than that in the non-ASD group (z=-2.031, P=.042; z=-2.322, P=.020, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: ASDs should always be a consideration when dealing with suicide attempts in adults at the emergency room.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0163-8343
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2012.09.006
ID  - ref1
ER  -