The prevalence and incidence of mental ill-health in adults with autism and intellectual disabilities.
The prevalence, and incidence, of mental ill-health in adults with intellectual disabilities and autism were compared with the whole population with intellectual disabilities, and with controls, matched individually for age, gender, ability-level, and Down syndrome. Although the adults with autism had a higher point prevalence of problem behaviours compared with the whole adult population with intellectual disabilities, compared with individually matched controls there was no difference in prevalence, or incidence of either problem behaviours or other mental ill-health. Adults with autism who had problem behaviours were less likely to recover over a two-year period than were their matched controls. Apparent differences in rates of mental ill-health are accounted for by factors other than autism, including Down syndrome and ability level.
Melville
Craig A
CA
Section of Psychological Medicine, Division of Community Based Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Academic Centre, Gartnavel Royal Hospital, University of Glasgow, 1055 Great Western Road, Glasgow, G12 OXH, Scotland, UK.
Cooper
Sally-Ann
SA
Morrison
Jill
J
Smiley
Elita
E
Allan
Linda
L
Jackson
Alison
A
Finlayson
Janet
J
Mantry
Dipali
D
D000328:Adult; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D038801:International Classification of Diseases; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence