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Review
. 2023 Mar:83 Suppl 2:37-42.

[Autism and depression: clinical presentation, evaluation and treatment]

[Article in Spanish]
Amaia Hervás  1
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  • PMID: 36820481
Free article
Review

[Autism and depression: clinical presentation, evaluation and treatment]

[Article in Spanish]
Amaia Hervás. Medicina (B Aires). 2023 Mar.
Free article

Abstract
in English, Spanish

the social and communication development and present a restricted and stereotyped pattern of interests and conduct. The depression associated to autism present infra detection and is associated to an increase of suicidal ideation, self-harming and suicide. Objective: to analyze the characteristics of autism and depression when coexist and based on the few available evidence, to make recommendations on evaluation and treatment. The existing evidence of autism associated with depression, its epidemiology, risk factors, evaluation instruments and treatment is presented. Conclusions: The autism associated to depression presents own characteristics, related to infra detection, infra treatment, worse response to treatment and evolution.

Introducción: El autismo o los Trastornos del Espectro Autista (TEA) son alteraciones del neurodesarrollo que afectan el desarrollo socio comunicativo, y presentan un patrón restringido y estereotipado de intereses y conducta. La depresión asociada al autismo esta infra detectada y se asocia a un aumento de ideación suicida, autolesiones y suicido Objetivo: analizar las características del autismo y de la depresión cuando coexisten y en base a la escasa evidencia disponible, realizar recomendaciones en la evaluación y tratamiento. Se presenta la evidencia existente del autismo asociado a la depresión, su epidemiología, factores de riesgo, instrumentos de evaluación y recomendaciones en su intervención. Conclusiones: El autismo asociado a depresión presenta características propias, relacionadas con infra detección diagnóstica, infra tratamiento, peor respuesta a tratamiento y peor evolución.

Keywords: adolescents; adults; autism; children; depression.

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