Lecture 5 - Part 1 Flashcards
what does a mental health problem need to be diagnosed
needs to cause distress
meet criteria in DSM-V
clinical judgement
why can mental health difficulties be hard to diagnose in autistic people
many characteristics of autism overlap with characteristics of mental health problems and vice versa
when were mental health difficulties first described
kanner’s first clinical reports describing autism in the 1940s
what are two specific examples found by kanner
“insistence on sameness”
“intolerance of uncertainty”
both compotents of autism and associated with anxiety
what are the statistics for autistic people and neurotypical people having mental health problems
23% of the UK population
79% of autistic adults (lever and geurts)
what did cassidy et al find regarding depression in autistic people
30-50% of autistic adults suffer with depression or anxiety
what did strang et al find regarding depression in autistic childern
30% of them have it
what are the 4 categories of risk / protective factors
environment, societal, biological, psychological
autism effects likelihood of experiencing many of these
what did griffiths et al find regarding difficult life experiences
autistic adults significantly more likely to report difficult life experiences than non
how can black and white thinking increase risk of mental health problems in autistic people
they may find it…
difficult to think of alternatives
difficult to problem solve
difficult to switch from one train of thought to another
what did alkahaldi et al find regarding social difficulties for autistic people
difficulties interacting with non-autistic people
could lead to loneliness, lack of social support, exclusion from social spaces
