Occurrence and predictors of lifetime suicidality and suicidal ideation in autistic adults.

ABSTRACT:

Lay abstract

Over the past few years, more and more research is showing that many autistic people are at an increased risk for suicide. In this study, we asked participants from the Netherlands Autism Register, which is longitudinal register including individuals with autism, about their possible experiences with thoughts and feelings about suicide. Specifically, we looked at whether these thoughts and feelings in their lifetime and in the past month were related to various factors (such as their age, gender, and having psychiatric disorder diagnoses). We found that 80% of the participants had experienced thoughts about or even attempted to take their own life at least once throughout their lifetime. Furthermore, in a subgroup of participants, we found that the presence of a psychi

SUBMITTER: Bentum JV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11408986 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature