Reductions in Depression and Anxiety Among Autistic Adults Participating in an Intervention to Promote Healthy Relationships.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Some autistic adults experience depression and anxiety related to their social relationships. There is a need for evidence-based occupational therapy interventions that decrease depression and anxiety and improve the health of social relationships for autistic adults.

Objective

To determine the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of the Healthy Relationships on the Autism Spectrum (HEARTS) intervention, a six-session, group-based psychoeducational intervention for the improvement of relationship health.

Design

One-group pretest-posttest design with a 3-mo follow-up after baseline.

Setting

United States; online intervention through community organization.

Participants

Fifty-five adults, ages 20 to 43 yr, with a professional or self-diagno

SUBMITTER: Holmes LG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10137597 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature