Jan 14, 2021
Denmark study identifies psychiatric comorbidities as major contributor
A retrospective cohort study from Denmark found that individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) had a higher rate of suicide and suicide attempts than those without ASD and psychiatric comorbidities were a major contributing factor, researchers found.
Several factors associated with suicidal behavior, such as lack of social integration, unemployment, and psychiatric disorders, are also strongly associated with ASD in adults, Kairi Kõlves, PhD, of the Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention at the Griffith University Mt Gravatt Campus in Mt Gravatt, Australia, and colleagues wrote in
JAMA Network Open. However, while a recent population-based case-cohort study from Sweden showed an increased risk for suicidal behavior among those with ASD, “It has yet to be determined what factors are associated with suicidal behavior in people with ASD and whether they differ from the
A study of the Danish population aged 10 years and over has found those diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) were over three times more likely.