Recognizing Psychosis in Autism Spectrum Disorder
There is strong evidence for the existence of a high comorbidity between autism and psychosis with percentages reaching up to 34. 8% and several significant implications for treatment and prognosis of these patients. However, the identification of comorbid psychosis in patients with Autism Spectrum...
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| author | Michele Ribolsi Federico Fiori Nastro Federico Fiori Nastro Martina Pelle Martina Pelle Caterina Medici Caterina Medici Silvia Sacchetto Silvia Sacchetto Giulia Lisi Assia Riccioni Martina Siracusano Luigi Mazzone Giorgio Di Lorenzo Giorgio Di Lorenzo Giorgio Di Lorenzo |
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| description | There is strong evidence for the existence of a high comorbidity between autism and psychosis with percentages reaching up to 34. 8% and several significant implications for treatment and prognosis of these patients. However, the identification of comorbid psychosis in patients with Autism Spectrum Disorder represents a complex challenge from a psychopathological point of view, in particular in patients with greater deficits in verbal communication. Intercepting the onset of a psychotic breakdown in autism may be very difficult, both disorders in fact occur along a phenotypic continuum of clinical severity and in many cases, psychotic symptoms are present in an attenuated form. In this paper, we reviewed the available scientific literature about comorbidity between psychosis and autism, focusing our attention on four specific dimensions: delusions, hallucinations, negative symptoms, and clinical course. The aim of this paper is to provide clinical tools to identify these psychotic phenomena in autistic patients, even when they occur in their attenuated form. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1a8eb4991e5b4dd5b3176a45f07f82e32022-12-22T01:33:58ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402022-02-011310.3389/fpsyt.2022.768586768586Recognizing Psychosis in Autism Spectrum DisorderMichele Ribolsi0Federico Fiori Nastro1Federico Fiori Nastro2Martina Pelle3Martina Pelle4Caterina Medici5Caterina Medici6Silvia Sacchetto7Silvia Sacchetto8Giulia Lisi9Assia Riccioni10Martina Siracusano11Luigi Mazzone12Giorgio Di Lorenzo13Giorgio Di Lorenzo14Giorgio Di Lorenzo15Unit of Neurology, Neurophysiology, Neurobiology and Psychiatry, Department of Medicine, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, Rome, ItalyDepartment of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, ItalyPsychiatry and Clinical Psychology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Tor Vergata, Rome, ItalyDepartment of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, ItalyPsychiatry and Clinical Psychology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Tor Vergata, Rome, ItalyDepartment of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, ItalyPsychiatry and Clinical Psychology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Tor Vergata, Rome, ItalyDepartment of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, ItalyPsychiatry and Clinical Psychology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Tor Vergata, Rome, ItalyDepartment of Mental Health, Azienda Sanitaria Locale (ASL) Roma 1, Rome, ItalyChild Neurology and Psychiatry Unit, Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, ItalyDepartment of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, ItalyChild Neurology and Psychiatry Unit, Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, ItalyDepartment of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, ItalyPsychiatry and Clinical Psychology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Tor Vergata, Rome, ItalyIRCCS–Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, ItalyThere is strong evidence for the existence of a high comorbidity between autism and psychosis with percentages reaching up to 34. 8% and several significant implications for treatment and prognosis of these patients. However, the identification of comorbid psychosis in patients with Autism Spectrum Disorder represents a complex challenge from a psychopathological point of view, in particular in patients with greater deficits in verbal communication. Intercepting the onset of a psychotic breakdown in autism may be very difficult, both disorders in fact occur along a phenotypic continuum of clinical severity and in many cases, psychotic symptoms are present in an attenuated form. In this paper, we reviewed the available scientific literature about comorbidity between psychosis and autism, focusing our attention on four specific dimensions: delusions, hallucinations, negative symptoms, and clinical course. The aim of this paper is to provide clinical tools to identify these psychotic phenomena in autistic patients, even when they occur in their attenuated form.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.768586/fullautismpsychosisdelusionshallucinationsnegative symptoms |
| spellingShingle | Michele Ribolsi Federico Fiori Nastro Federico Fiori Nastro Martina Pelle Martina Pelle Caterina Medici Caterina Medici Silvia Sacchetto Silvia Sacchetto Giulia Lisi Assia Riccioni Martina Siracusano Luigi Mazzone Giorgio Di Lorenzo Giorgio Di Lorenzo Giorgio Di Lorenzo Recognizing Psychosis in Autism Spectrum Disorder Frontiers in Psychiatry autism psychosis delusions hallucinations negative symptoms |
| title | Recognizing Psychosis in Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| title_full | Recognizing Psychosis in Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| title_fullStr | Recognizing Psychosis in Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recognizing Psychosis in Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| title_short | Recognizing Psychosis in Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| title_sort | recognizing psychosis in autism spectrum disorder |
| topic | autism psychosis delusions hallucinations negative symptoms |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.768586/full |
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