Patterns of Mental Health Service Use During the Transition to Adulthood Among Autistic Adolescents and Young Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The time of transition into adulthood, especially when leaving school, is a time when many autistic adolescents and young adults (AYA) may stop receiving mental health services that they have relied on, leading to worse mental health outcomes. The purpose of this study was to describe patterns of mental health service use during transition to adulthood among autistic AYAs.

Methods

We performed a cross-sectional study using electronic health records from years 2015 to 2019 from one large university health care system. We included autistic individuals ages 11-27 with at least one clinical encounter annually in the cohort. Outcomes included psychotropic medications and psychotherapy received, psychotropic polypharmacy, psychiatric emergency department (ED) visits, an

SUBMITTER: Davis SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10726177 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature