TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Risk for premature mortality and intentional self-harm in autism spectrum disorders
JO  - Journal of autism and developmental disorders
A1  - Jokiranta-Olkoniemi, Elina
A1  - Gyllenberg, David
A1  - Sucksdorff, Dan
A1  - Suominen, Auli
A1  - Kronström, Kim
A1  - Chudal, Roshan
A1  - Sourander, Andre
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - To examine the risk for premature mortality and intentional self-harm in autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Based on a national birth cohort. Children born in 1987-2005, diagnosed with ASD by 2007 (n = 4695) were matched with four non-ASD subjects (n = 18,450) and followed until 2015 for mortality and intentional self-harm. The risk among ASD subjects was elevated only for natural cause of death. The risk for intentional self-harm was increased in the unadjusted analyses, but decreased to non-significant after adjusting for comorbid psychiatric disorders. ASD subjects are at increased risk for premature mortality due to natural causes of death. While ASD subjects die of suicide and present with more self-harm, the association is explained by comorbid psychiatric disorders.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0162-3257
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04768-x
ID  - ref1
ER  -