Characterizing Autism Spectrum Disorder and Predicting Suicide Risk for Pediatric Psychiatric Emergency Services Encounters

This study sought to characterize and classify youth presenting to the psychiatric emergency department (ED) for a chief complaint of STB. The results of this study validated that a high number of patients with ASD present to the ED with STB. There were important differences in clinical characteristics to those with ASD versus those without. Clinical features that showed important impact in predicting high suicide risk in the ASD cases include elements of the mental status exam such as affect, trauma symptoms, abuse history, and auditory hallucinations. Focused attention is needed on these unique differences in ASD cases so that suicide risk level can be appropriately and promptly addressed.PMID:38222397 | PMC:PMC10785882

Source: AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings - January 15, 2024 Category: Bioinformatics Authors: Katherine A Brown Kathleen R Donise Mary Kathryn Cancilliere Dilum P Aluthge Elizabeth S Chen Source Type: research