6 recherche sur le mot-clé 'United Kingdom/epidemiology'

Associations of perceived adverse lifetime experiences with brain structure in UK Biobank participants / D. A. GHEORGHE in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 62-7 (July 2021)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 62-7 (July 2021) . - p.822-830 Titre : Associations of perceived adverse lifetime experiences with brain structure in UK Biobank participants Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : D. A. GHEORGHE, Auteur ; C. LI, Auteur ; J. GALLACHER, Auteur ; S. BAUERMEISTER, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.822-830 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Adverse Childhood Experiences  Aged  Aged, 80 and over  Biological Specimen Banks  Brain/diagnostic imaging  Humans  Middle Aged  Retrospective Studies  Spouse Abuse  United Kingdom/epidemiology  Brain imaging  adversity  early life experience  large data Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: Adversity experiences (AEs) are major risk factors for psychiatric illness, and ample evidence suggests that adversity-related changes in brain structure enhance this vulnerability. To achieve greater understanding of the underlying biological pathways, increased convergence among findings is needed. Suggested future directions may benefit from the use of large population samples which may contribute to achieving this goal. We addressed mechanistic pathways by investigating the associations between multiple brain phenotypes and retrospectively reported AEs in early life (child adversity) and adulthood (partner abuse) in a large population sample, using a cross-sectional approach. METHODS: The UK Biobank resource was used to access imaging-derived phenotypes (IDPs) from 6,751 participants (aged: M = 62.1, SD = 7.2, range = 45-80), together with selected reports of childhood AEs and adult partner abuse. Principal component analysis was used to reduce the dimensionality of the data prior to multivariate tests. RESULTS: The data showed that participants who reported experiences of childhood emotional abuse ('felt hated by family member as a child') had smaller cerebellar and ventral striatum volumes. This result was also depicted in a random subset of participants; however, we note small effect sizes ( ?p2 ( ) < .01), suggestive of modest biological changes. CONCLUSIONS: Using a large population cohort, this study demonstrates the value of big datasets in the study of adversity and using automatically preprocessed neuroimaging phenotypes. While retrospective and cross-sectional characteristics limit interpretation, this study demonstrates that self-perceived adversity reports, however nonspecific, may still expose neural consequences, identifiable with increased statistical power. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13298 Permalink : http://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=4561 [article] Associations of perceived adverse lifetime experiences with brain structure in UK Biobank participants [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / D. A. GHEORGHE, Auteur ; C. LI, Auteur ; J. GALLACHER, Auteur ; S. BAUERMEISTER, Auteur . - p.822-830. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 62-7 (July 2021) . - p.822-830 Mots-clés : Adverse Childhood Experiences  Aged  Aged, 80 and over  Biological Specimen Banks  Brain/diagnostic imaging  Humans  Middle Aged  Retrospective Studies  Spouse Abuse  United Kingdom/epidemiology  Brain imaging  adversity  early life experience  large data Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: Adversity experiences (AEs) are major risk factors for psychiatric illness, and ample evidence suggests that adversity-related changes in brain structure enhance this vulnerability. To achieve greater understanding of the underlying biological pathways, increased convergence among findings is needed. Suggested future directions may benefit from the use of large population samples which may contribute to achieving this goal. We addressed mechanistic pathways by investigating the associations between multiple brain phenotypes and retrospectively reported AEs in early life (child adversity) and adulthood (partner abuse) in a large population sample, using a cross-sectional approach. METHODS: The UK Biobank resource was used to access imaging-derived phenotypes (IDPs) from 6,751 participants (aged: M = 62.1, SD = 7.2, range = 45-80), together with selected reports of childhood AEs and adult partner abuse. Principal component analysis was used to reduce the dimensionality of the data prior to multivariate tests. RESULTS: The data showed that participants who reported experiences of childhood emotional abuse ('felt hated by family member as a child') had smaller cerebellar and ventral striatum volumes. This result was also depicted in a random subset of participants; however, we note small effect sizes ( ?p2 ( ) < .01), suggestive of modest biological changes. CONCLUSIONS: Using a large population cohort, this study demonstrates the value of big datasets in the study of adversity and using automatically preprocessed neuroimaging phenotypes. While retrospective and cross-sectional characteristics limit interpretation, this study demonstrates that self-perceived adversity reports, however nonspecific, may still expose neural consequences, identifiable with increased statistical power. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13298 Permalink : http://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=4561

Examining changes in parent-reported child and adolescent mental health throughout the UK's first COVID-19 national lockdown / J. A. L. RAW in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 62-12 (December 2021)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 62-12 (December 2021) . - p.1391-1401 Titre : Examining changes in parent-reported child and adolescent mental health throughout the UK's first COVID-19 national lockdown Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : J. A. L. RAW, Auteur ; P. WAITE, Auteur ; S. PEARCEY, Auteur ; A. SHUM, Auteur ; Praveetha PATALAY, Auteur ; C. CRESWELL, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.1391-1401 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Adolescent  Covid-19  Child  Child, Preschool  Communicable Disease Control  Humans  Mental Health  Pandemics  Parents  SARS-CoV-2  United Kingdom/epidemiology  United Kingdom  adolescent  children Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly changed the lives of children and adolescents, forcing them into periods of prolonged social isolation and time away from school. Understanding the psychological consequences of the UK's lockdown for children and adolescents, the associated risk factors, and how trajectories may vary for children and adolescents in different circumstances is essential so that the most vulnerable children and adolescents can be identified, and appropriate support can be implemented. METHODS: Participants were a convenience sample of parents and carers (n?=?2,988) in the UK with children and adolescents aged between 4 and 16?years who completed an online survey about their child's mental health. Growth curve analysis was used to examine the changes in conduct problems, hyperactivity/inattention, and emotional symptoms between the end of March/beginning of April and July using data from monthly assessments over four months. Additionally, growth mixture modelling identified mental health trajectories for conduct problems, hyperactivity/inattention, and emotional symptoms separately, and subsequent regression models were used to estimate predictors of mental health trajectory membership. RESULTS: Overall levels of hyperactivity and conduct problems increased over time, whereas emotional symptoms remained relatively stable, though declined somewhat between June and July. Change over time varied according to child age, the presence of siblings, and with Special Educational Needs (SEN)/Neurodevelopmental Disorders (ND). Subsequent growth mixture modelling identified three, four, and five trajectories for hyperactivity/inattention, conduct problems, and emotional symptoms, respectively. Though many children maintained 'stable low' symptoms, others experienced elevated symptoms by July. These children were more likely to have a parent/carer with higher levels of psychological distress, to have SEN/ND, or to be younger in age. CONCLUSIONS: The findings support previous literature and highlight that certain risk factors were associated with poorer mental health trajectories for children and adolescents during the pandemic. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13490 Permalink : http://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=4567 [article] Examining changes in parent-reported child and adolescent mental health throughout the UK's first COVID-19 national lockdown [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / J. A. L. RAW, Auteur ; P. WAITE, Auteur ; S. PEARCEY, Auteur ; A. SHUM, Auteur ; Praveetha PATALAY, Auteur ; C. CRESWELL, Auteur . - p.1391-1401. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 62-12 (December 2021) . - p.1391-1401 Mots-clés : Adolescent  Covid-19  Child  Child, Preschool  Communicable Disease Control  Humans  Mental Health  Pandemics  Parents  SARS-CoV-2  United Kingdom/epidemiology  United Kingdom  adolescent  children Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly changed the lives of children and adolescents, forcing them into periods of prolonged social isolation and time away from school. Understanding the psychological consequences of the UK's lockdown for children and adolescents, the associated risk factors, and how trajectories may vary for children and adolescents in different circumstances is essential so that the most vulnerable children and adolescents can be identified, and appropriate support can be implemented. METHODS: Participants were a convenience sample of parents and carers (n?=?2,988) in the UK with children and adolescents aged between 4 and 16?years who completed an online survey about their child's mental health. Growth curve analysis was used to examine the changes in conduct problems, hyperactivity/inattention, and emotional symptoms between the end of March/beginning of April and July using data from monthly assessments over four months. Additionally, growth mixture modelling identified mental health trajectories for conduct problems, hyperactivity/inattention, and emotional symptoms separately, and subsequent regression models were used to estimate predictors of mental health trajectory membership. RESULTS: Overall levels of hyperactivity and conduct problems increased over time, whereas emotional symptoms remained relatively stable, though declined somewhat between June and July. Change over time varied according to child age, the presence of siblings, and with Special Educational Needs (SEN)/Neurodevelopmental Disorders (ND). Subsequent growth mixture modelling identified three, four, and five trajectories for hyperactivity/inattention, conduct problems, and emotional symptoms, respectively. Though many children maintained 'stable low' symptoms, others experienced elevated symptoms by July. These children were more likely to have a parent/carer with higher levels of psychological distress, to have SEN/ND, or to be younger in age. CONCLUSIONS: The findings support previous literature and highlight that certain risk factors were associated with poorer mental health trajectories for children and adolescents during the pandemic. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13490 Permalink : http://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=4567

Risk factors for nonfatal self-harm and suicide among adolescents: two nested case-control studies conducted in the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink / Lukasz CYBULSKI in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 63-9 (September 2022)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 63-9 (September 2022) . - p.1078-1088 Titre : Risk factors for nonfatal self-harm and suicide among adolescents: two nested case-control studies conducted in the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Lukasz CYBULSKI, Auteur ; Darren M. ASHCROFT, Auteur ; Matthew J. CARR, Auteur ; Shruti GARG, Auteur ; Carolyn A. CHEW-GRAHAM, Auteur ; Nav KAPUR, Auteur ; Roger T. WEBB, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.1078-1088 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Adolescent  Autism Spectrum Disorder  Case-Control Studies  Female  Humans  Male  Risk Factors  Self-Injurious Behavior/epidemiology/psychology  Suicide/prevention & control  United Kingdom/epidemiology  Adolescence  case-control  self-harm  suicide Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: The characteristics of adolescents who die by suicide have hitherto been examined in uncontrolled study designs, thereby precluding examination of risk factors. The degree to which antecedents of nonfatal self-harm and suicide at young age differ remains unknown. METHOD: We delineated two nested case-control studies of patients aged 10-19years using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink with interlinked hospital and national mortality records. Cases were adolescents who between 1st January 2003 and 31st December 2018 had died from suicide (N=324) - study 1; experienced their first self-harm episode (N=56,008) - study 2. In both studies, cases were matched on sex, age and practice-level deprivation quintile to 25 controls. By fitting conditional logistic regression, we examined how risks varied according to psychiatric diagnoses, prescribed psychotropic medication, patterns of clinical contact and area-level deprivation. RESULTS: Suicides occurred more often among boys (66%), but self-harm was more common in girls (68%). Most individuals who self-harmed or died from suicide presented to their GP at least once in the preceding year (85% and 75% respectively). Only a third of cases had one of the examined diagnostic categories recorded. Depression was most strongly associated with elevated risks for both outcomes (self-harm: OR 7.9; 95% CI 7.8-8.2; suicide: OR 7.4; 95% CI 5.5-9.9). Except for autism spectrum disorder, all other diagnostic categories were linked with similar risk elevations for self-harm as for suicide. Whilst self-harm risk rose incrementally with increasing levels of area-level deprivation, suicide risks did not. CONCLUSIONS: We observed few marked differences in risk factor profiles for nonfatal self-harm versus suicide. As most adolescents who had harmed themselves or died by suicide were known to services in the preceding year, their underlying pathology may not be adequately identified and treated. Our findings highlight the need for a multiagency approach to treatment and prevention. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13552 Permalink : http://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=4867 [article] Risk factors for nonfatal self-harm and suicide among adolescents: two nested case-control studies conducted in the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Lukasz CYBULSKI, Auteur ; Darren M. ASHCROFT, Auteur ; Matthew J. CARR, Auteur ; Shruti GARG, Auteur ; Carolyn A. CHEW-GRAHAM, Auteur ; Nav KAPUR, Auteur ; Roger T. WEBB, Auteur . - p.1078-1088. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 63-9 (September 2022) . - p.1078-1088 Mots-clés : Adolescent  Autism Spectrum Disorder  Case-Control Studies  Female  Humans  Male  Risk Factors  Self-Injurious Behavior/epidemiology/psychology  Suicide/prevention & control  United Kingdom/epidemiology  Adolescence  case-control  self-harm  suicide Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: The characteristics of adolescents who die by suicide have hitherto been examined in uncontrolled study designs, thereby precluding examination of risk factors. The degree to which antecedents of nonfatal self-harm and suicide at young age differ remains unknown. METHOD: We delineated two nested case-control studies of patients aged 10-19years using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink with interlinked hospital and national mortality records. Cases were adolescents who between 1st January 2003 and 31st December 2018 had died from suicide (N=324) - study 1; experienced their first self-harm episode (N=56,008) - study 2. In both studies, cases were matched on sex, age and practice-level deprivation quintile to 25 controls. By fitting conditional logistic regression, we examined how risks varied according to psychiatric diagnoses, prescribed psychotropic medication, patterns of clinical contact and area-level deprivation. RESULTS: Suicides occurred more often among boys (66%), but self-harm was more common in girls (68%). Most individuals who self-harmed or died from suicide presented to their GP at least once in the preceding year (85% and 75% respectively). Only a third of cases had one of the examined diagnostic categories recorded. Depression was most strongly associated with elevated risks for both outcomes (self-harm: OR 7.9; 95% CI 7.8-8.2; suicide: OR 7.4; 95% CI 5.5-9.9). Except for autism spectrum disorder, all other diagnostic categories were linked with similar risk elevations for self-harm as for suicide. Whilst self-harm risk rose incrementally with increasing levels of area-level deprivation, suicide risks did not. CONCLUSIONS: We observed few marked differences in risk factor profiles for nonfatal self-harm versus suicide. As most adolescents who had harmed themselves or died by suicide were known to services in the preceding year, their underlying pathology may not be adequately identified and treated. Our findings highlight the need for a multiagency approach to treatment and prevention. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13552 Permalink : http://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=4867

Sex, ethnic and socioeconomic inequalities and trajectories in child and adolescent mental health in Australia and the UK: findings from national prospective longitudinal studies / S. TERHAAG in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 62-10 (October 2021)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 62-10 (October 2021) . - p.1255-1267 Titre : Sex, ethnic and socioeconomic inequalities and trajectories in child and adolescent mental health in Australia and the UK: findings from national prospective longitudinal studies Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : S. TERHAAG, Auteur ; E. FITZSIMONS, Auteur ; G. DARAGANOVA, Auteur ; Praveetha PATALAY, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.1255-1267 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Adolescent  Australia/epidemiology  Child  Child, Preschool  Cohort Studies  Ethnicity  Female  Humans  Longitudinal Studies  Male  Mental Health  Minority Groups  Prospective Studies  Socioeconomic Factors  United Kingdom/epidemiology  disadvantage  inequality  internalising  young people Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: This study investigates the sex, ethnic and socioeconomic inequalities in emotional difficulties over childhood and adolescence using longitudinal cohort studies in the UK and Australia. Estimating cross-national differences contributes to understanding of the consistency of inequalities in mental health across contexts. METHODS: Data from 19,748 participants in two contemporary representative samples in Australia (Growing Up in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children, n = 4,975) and UK (Millennium Cohort Study, n = 14,773) were used. Emotional difficulties were assessed using the parent-reported Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire at ages 4/5, 6/7, 11/12 and 14/15 years and the self-reported Short Moods and Feelings Questionnaire at age 14/15. Latent Growth Curve Modelling was used to examine mental health over time. RESULTS: There were significant increases in emotional difficulties in both countries over time. Emotional difficulties were higher in Australian children at all ages. The gender gap in self-reported depressive symptoms at age 14/15 was larger in the UK (8% of UK and 13% of Australian boys were above the depression cut-off, compared with 23% of girls). Ethnic minority children had higher emotional difficulties at age 4/5 years in both countries, but over time this difference was no longer observed in Australia. In the UK, this reversed whereby at ages 11/12 and 14/15 ethnic minority children had lower symptoms than their White majority peers. Socioeconomic differences were more marked based on parent education and employment status in Australia and by parent income in the UK. UK children, children from White majority ethnicity and girls evidenced steeper worsening of symptoms from age 4/5 to 14/15 years. CONCLUSIONS: Even in two fairly similar countries (i.e. English-speaking, high-income, industrialised), the observed patterns of inequalities in mental health symptoms based on sociodemographics are not the same. Understanding country and context-specific drivers of different inequalities provides important insights to help reduce disparities in child and adolescent mental health. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13410 Permalink : http://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=4566 [article] Sex, ethnic and socioeconomic inequalities and trajectories in child and adolescent mental health in Australia and the UK: findings from national prospective longitudinal studies [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / S. TERHAAG, Auteur ; E. FITZSIMONS, Auteur ; G. DARAGANOVA, Auteur ; Praveetha PATALAY, Auteur . - p.1255-1267. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 62-10 (October 2021) . - p.1255-1267 Mots-clés : Adolescent  Australia/epidemiology  Child  Child, Preschool  Cohort Studies  Ethnicity  Female  Humans  Longitudinal Studies  Male  Mental Health  Minority Groups  Prospective Studies  Socioeconomic Factors  United Kingdom/epidemiology  disadvantage  inequality  internalising  young people Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: This study investigates the sex, ethnic and socioeconomic inequalities in emotional difficulties over childhood and adolescence using longitudinal cohort studies in the UK and Australia. Estimating cross-national differences contributes to understanding of the consistency of inequalities in mental health across contexts. METHODS: Data from 19,748 participants in two contemporary representative samples in Australia (Growing Up in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children, n = 4,975) and UK (Millennium Cohort Study, n = 14,773) were used. Emotional difficulties were assessed using the parent-reported Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire at ages 4/5, 6/7, 11/12 and 14/15 years and the self-reported Short Moods and Feelings Questionnaire at age 14/15. Latent Growth Curve Modelling was used to examine mental health over time. RESULTS: There were significant increases in emotional difficulties in both countries over time. Emotional difficulties were higher in Australian children at all ages. The gender gap in self-reported depressive symptoms at age 14/15 was larger in the UK (8% of UK and 13% of Australian boys were above the depression cut-off, compared with 23% of girls). Ethnic minority children had higher emotional difficulties at age 4/5 years in both countries, but over time this difference was no longer observed in Australia. In the UK, this reversed whereby at ages 11/12 and 14/15 ethnic minority children had lower symptoms than their White majority peers. Socioeconomic differences were more marked based on parent education and employment status in Australia and by parent income in the UK. UK children, children from White majority ethnicity and girls evidenced steeper worsening of symptoms from age 4/5 to 14/15 years. CONCLUSIONS: Even in two fairly similar countries (i.e. English-speaking, high-income, industrialised), the observed patterns of inequalities in mental health symptoms based on sociodemographics are not the same. Understanding country and context-specific drivers of different inequalities provides important insights to help reduce disparities in child and adolescent mental health. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13410 Permalink : http://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=4566

The psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adults with autism: a survey study across three countries / D. OOMEN in Molecular Autism, 12 (2021)  

Public ISBD [article]  inMolecular Autism > 12 (2021) . - 21 p. Titre : The psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adults with autism: a survey study across three countries Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : D. OOMEN, Auteur ; A. D. NIJHOF, Auteur ; Jan R. WIERSEMA, Auteur Article en page(s) : 21 p. Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Adolescent  Adult  Aged  Anxiety/epidemiology  Autistic Disorder/psychology  Belgium/epidemiology  COVID-19/psychology  Depression/epidemiology  Female  Humans  Male  Middle Aged  Netherlands/epidemiology  SARS-CoV-2  Social Interaction  Stress, Psychological/epidemiology  Surveys and Questionnaires  United Kingdom/epidemiology  Young Adult  Autism  Covid-19  Mental health  Pandemic Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: Previous studies have reported a negative psychological and mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. This impact is likely to be stronger for people with autism as they are at heightened risk of mental health problems and because the pandemic directly affects social functioning and everyday routines. We therefore examined COVID-19 pandemic-related changes in mental health, the impact of the pandemic on their social life and routines, satisfaction with pandemic-related information and tips, and participants' wishes for guidance. METHODS: We used a mixed-method approach, collecting quantitative and qualitative survey data from adults with and without autism across three European countries: Belgium, the Netherlands, and the UK (N?=?1044). RESULTS: We found an increase in depression and anxiety symptoms in response to the pandemic for both the non-autism and the autism group, which was greater for adults with autism. Furthermore, adults with autism showed a greater increase in worries about their pets, work, getting medication and food, and their own safety/security. They felt more relieved from social stress, yet experienced the loss of social contact as difficult. Adults with autism also felt more stressed about the loss of routines. Pleasant changes noted by adults with autism were the increase in solidarity and reduced sensory and social overload. Adults with autism frequently reported problems with cancellation of guidance due to the pandemic and expressed their wish for (more) autism-specific information and advice. LIMITATIONS: Our sample is likely to reflect some degree of selection bias, and longitudinal studies are needed to determine long-term effects. CONCLUSIONS: Results highlight the psychological burden of the pandemic on adults with autism and shed light on how to support them during this COVID-19 pandemic, which is especially important now that the pandemic is likely to have a prolonged course. There is a need for accessible, affordable (continued) support from health services. Guidance may focus on the maintenance of a social network, and adjusting routines to the rapid ongoing changes. Finally, we may learn from the COVID-19 pandemic-related changes experienced as pleasant by adults with autism to build a more autism-friendly society post-pandemic. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-021-00424-y Permalink : http://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=4591 [article] The psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adults with autism: a survey study across three countries [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / D. OOMEN, Auteur ; A. D. NIJHOF, Auteur ; Jan R. WIERSEMA, Auteur . - 21 p. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Molecular Autism > 12 (2021) . - 21 p. Mots-clés : Adolescent  Adult  Aged  Anxiety/epidemiology  Autistic Disorder/psychology  Belgium/epidemiology  COVID-19/psychology  Depression/epidemiology  Female  Humans  Male  Middle Aged  Netherlands/epidemiology  SARS-CoV-2  Social Interaction  Stress, Psychological/epidemiology  Surveys and Questionnaires  United Kingdom/epidemiology  Young Adult  Autism  Covid-19  Mental health  Pandemic Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: Previous studies have reported a negative psychological and mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. This impact is likely to be stronger for people with autism as they are at heightened risk of mental health problems and because the pandemic directly affects social functioning and everyday routines. We therefore examined COVID-19 pandemic-related changes in mental health, the impact of the pandemic on their social life and routines, satisfaction with pandemic-related information and tips, and participants' wishes for guidance. METHODS: We used a mixed-method approach, collecting quantitative and qualitative survey data from adults with and without autism across three European countries: Belgium, the Netherlands, and the UK (N?=?1044). RESULTS: We found an increase in depression and anxiety symptoms in response to the pandemic for both the non-autism and the autism group, which was greater for adults with autism. Furthermore, adults with autism showed a greater increase in worries about their pets, work, getting medication and food, and their own safety/security. They felt more relieved from social stress, yet experienced the loss of social contact as difficult. Adults with autism also felt more stressed about the loss of routines. Pleasant changes noted by adults with autism were the increase in solidarity and reduced sensory and social overload. Adults with autism frequently reported problems with cancellation of guidance due to the pandemic and expressed their wish for (more) autism-specific information and advice. LIMITATIONS: Our sample is likely to reflect some degree of selection bias, and longitudinal studies are needed to determine long-term effects. CONCLUSIONS: Results highlight the psychological burden of the pandemic on adults with autism and shed light on how to support them during this COVID-19 pandemic, which is especially important now that the pandemic is likely to have a prolonged course. There is a need for accessible, affordable (continued) support from health services. Guidance may focus on the maintenance of a social network, and adjusting routines to the rapid ongoing changes. Finally, we may learn from the COVID-19 pandemic-related changes experienced as pleasant by adults with autism to build a more autism-friendly society post-pandemic. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-021-00424-y Permalink : http://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=4591

The Role of Decision-Making in Psychological Wellbeing and Risky Behaviours in Autistic Adolescents Without ADHD: Longitudinal Evidence from the UK Millennium Cohort Study / M. HOSOZAWA in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 51-9 (September 2021)  

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