在自闭症和非自闭症成年人中,中心敏感性症状和自闭症特征
Sarah Grant1, Sam Norton1, Rosa A Hoekstra1
1Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
概括
自闭症成年人经常经历中央敏感综合征 (CSS),其特点是神经系统敏感化. 这项研究发现症状有显著的重叠,这表明自闭症患者中CSS的潜在诊断不足,并强调需要提高临床意识.
科学领域:
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 临床心理学 临床心理学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 中央敏感综合征 (CSSs) 涉及中枢神经系统的敏感化.
- 自闭症成年人报告身体健康状况较差,CSS患病率较高.
- 了解自闭症和CSS之间的关系对于诊断和治疗至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查自闭症和非自闭症成年人的CSS诊断和症状.
- 确定CSS症状是否与自闭症特征,心理健康,感官敏感性,年龄或性别相关.
- 探索在自闭症患者群体中CSS的潜在诊断遮蔽和不足诊断.
主要方法:
- 招募了534名被诊断为自闭症的成年人,CSS,两者,或没有.
- 使用了在线自我报告验证的问卷 (AQ,CSI,SPQ,PHQ-9,GAD-7).
- 采用统计分析来识别CSS症状的预测因素.
主要成果:
- 没有被诊断为CSS的自闭症患者表现出明显增加的CSS症状.
- 患有CSS的非自闭症个体表现出更多的自闭症特征.
- 感官敏感性,焦虑,自闭症特征,年龄和性别预测了CSS症状.
结论:
- 显著的症状重叠表明自闭症成年人中CSS的潜在低诊断或误诊.
- 增加对自闭症和CSS关联的临床意识对于准确诊断和改善患者护理至关重要.
- 症状之间的相互作用可能会加剧或掩盖病情,影响诊断和治疗.
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