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Intersection of Eating Disorders and the Female Profile of Autism
- Source :
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America. 29:409-417
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2020.
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Abstract
- There is a moderate degree of comorbidity between autism and eating disorders, particularly anorexia nervosa in female individuals. Research indicates that up to 30% of patients with anorexia are autistic, or display high levels of autistic traits. Frequently, an autism diagnosis is secondary to an eating disorder diagnosis, which brings concomitant issues into treatment efficacy and outcomes for both conditions. Less is known about comorbidity with other eating disorder subtypes. Autistic traits can impede standard approaches to eating disorder treatment. Treatment options and settings may need to be modified to better accommodate autistic female individuals.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Adolescent
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Comorbidity
Anorexia
Anorexia nervosa
Feeding and Eating Disorders
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
030225 pediatrics
mental disorders
Humans
Medicine
Spectrum disorder
business.industry
digestive, oral, and skin physiology
Treatment options
medicine.disease
Treatment efficacy
Psychiatry and Mental health
Eating disorders
Autistic traits
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Autism
Female
medicine.symptom
business
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Clinical psychology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 10564993
- Volume :
- 29
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....ee6c146e2a8de1e50a56a7b308e1c685