Adult Autism Subthreshold Spectrum (AdAS) in parents of pediatric patients with epilepsy: correlations with post-traumatic stress symptoms

Increasing literature has shown the usefulness of a dimensional approach to mental disorders, particularly when exploring subjects exposed to traumatic experiences such as a severe illness in one ’s child. Recent evidence suggests an increased vulnerability in subjects with autism spectrum symptoms to develop post-traumatic stress symptoms. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the presence of adult autism subthreshold spectrum in a sample of parents of children with epilepsy and it s impact on post-traumatic stress spectrum symptoms in the same study sample.

Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - February 12, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: L. Dell ’Osso, M. Corsi, C. Gesi, C.A. Bertelloni, G. Massimetti, D. Peroni, A. Bonuccelli, A. Orsini, C. Carmassi Source Type: research