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Screening for autism spectrum disorder in adult psychiatric outpatients in a clinic in Taiwan

2003; Elsevier BV; Volume: 25; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0163-8343(03)00053-7

1873-7714

Hsueh‐Ling Chang, Yeong‐Yuh Juang, Wei-Ti Wang, Ching‐I Huang, Ching-Yen Chen, Yu-Shu Hwang,

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Patients with adult autism spectrum disorder (ASD) continue to suffer from impairment in socialization and communication skills, and a proportion of them may develop psychiatric symptoms. It is thus likely that physicians in adult psychiatric departments may see a number of patients with ASD. Identification of patients with ASD is helpful and important for rehabilitation. This study estimated the prevalence of ASD among adult psychiatric outpatients in a Taiwanese medical center. A total of 660 patients were screened with Nylander and Gillberg’s “Autism Spectrum Disorder in Adult Screening Questionnaire.” Patients with high scores then underwent a diagnostic clinical interview conducted by child psychiatrists. Four patients (0.6%) were found to have ASD.