Autism Spectrum Disorder in Anorexia Nervosa: An Updated Literature Review
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: There is growing interest in the relationship between anorexia nervosa (AN) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This review aimed to synthesise the most recent research on this topic to identify gaps in current knowledge, directions for future research and reflect on implications...
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description | PURPOSE OF REVIEW: There is growing interest in the relationship between anorexia nervosa (AN) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This review aimed to synthesise the most recent research on this topic to identify gaps in current knowledge, directions for future research and reflect on implications for treatment. RECENT FINDINGS: Eight studies assessing the presence of ASD in AN were identified in the literature along with three studies examining the impact of symptoms of ASD on treatment outcome. Research with young people and using parental-report measures suggest lower rates of co-morbidity than previous adult studies. CONCLUSIONS: The wide range of diagnostic tools, methodologies and populations studied make it difficult to determine the prevalence of ASD in AN. Despite this, studies consistently report over-representation of symptoms of ASD in AN. Co-morbid AN and ASD may require more intensive treatment or specifically tailored interventions. Future longitudinal research and female-specific diagnostic tools would help elucidate the relationship between these two disorders. |
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spelling | pubmed-54438712017-06-09 Autism Spectrum Disorder in Anorexia Nervosa: An Updated Literature Review Westwood, Heather Tchanturia, Kate Curr Psychiatry Rep Eating Disorders (S Wonderlich and JM Lavender, Section Editors) PURPOSE OF REVIEW: There is growing interest in the relationship between anorexia nervosa (AN) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This review aimed to synthesise the most recent research on this topic to identify gaps in current knowledge, directions for future research and reflect on implications for treatment. RECENT FINDINGS: Eight studies assessing the presence of ASD in AN were identified in the literature along with three studies examining the impact of symptoms of ASD on treatment outcome. Research with young people and using parental-report measures suggest lower rates of co-morbidity than previous adult studies. CONCLUSIONS: The wide range of diagnostic tools, methodologies and populations studied make it difficult to determine the prevalence of ASD in AN. Despite this, studies consistently report over-representation of symptoms of ASD in AN. Co-morbid AN and ASD may require more intensive treatment or specifically tailored interventions. Future longitudinal research and female-specific diagnostic tools would help elucidate the relationship between these two disorders. Springer US 2017-05-24 2017 /pmc/articles/PMC5443871/ /pubmed/28540593 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11920-017-0791-9 Text en © The Author(s) 2017 Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. |
spellingShingle | Eating Disorders (S Wonderlich and JM Lavender, Section Editors) Westwood, Heather Tchanturia, Kate Autism Spectrum Disorder in Anorexia Nervosa: An Updated Literature Review |
title | Autism Spectrum Disorder in Anorexia Nervosa: An Updated Literature Review |
title_full | Autism Spectrum Disorder in Anorexia Nervosa: An Updated Literature Review |
title_fullStr | Autism Spectrum Disorder in Anorexia Nervosa: An Updated Literature Review |
title_full_unstemmed | Autism Spectrum Disorder in Anorexia Nervosa: An Updated Literature Review |
title_short | Autism Spectrum Disorder in Anorexia Nervosa: An Updated Literature Review |
title_sort | autism spectrum disorder in anorexia nervosa: an updated literature review |
topic | Eating Disorders (S Wonderlich and JM Lavender, Section Editors) |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5443871/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28540593 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11920-017-0791-9 |
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