Autistic Traits and Somatic Symptom Disorders: What Is the Link? by Barbara Carpita, Benedetta Nardi, Valeria Tognini, Francesca Poli, Giulia Amatori, Ivan Mirko Cremone, Stefano Pini, Liliana Dell’Osso

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Autistic and Catatonic Spectrum Symptoms in Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder by Liliana Dell’Osso, Giulia Amatori, Ivan Mirko Cremone, Enrico Massimetti, Benedetta Nardi, Davide Gravina, Francesca Benedetti, Maria Rosaria Anna Muscatello, Maurizio Pompili, Pierluigi Politi, Antonio Vita, Mario Maj, Barbara Carpita

“…In such an illness pathway, autistic traits (AT) and borderline personality disorder (BPD) may represent important steps. …”
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Presence and correlates of autistic traits among patients with social anxiety disorder by Barbara Carpita, Benedetta Nardi, Chiara Bonelli, Enrico Massimetti, Giulia Amatori, Ivan Mirko Cremone, Stefano Pini, Liliana Dell’Osso

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The mediating effect of mood spectrum on the relationship between autistic traits and catatonia spectrum by Liliana Dell’Osso, Giulia Amatori, Barbara Carpita, Gabriele Massimetti, Benedetta Nardi, Davide Gravina, Francesca Benedetti, Chiara Bonelli, Danila Casagrande, Mario Luciano, Isabella Berardelli, Natascia Brondino, Marianna De Gregorio, Giacomo Deste, Marta Nola, Antonino Reitano, Maria Rosaria Anna Muscatello, Maurizio Pompili, Pierluigi Politi, Antonio Vita, Mario Maj

“…The Mediation Analysis showed that AdAS Spectrum total score showed a significant indirect effect on CS total score through MOODS-SR total score (b = 0.168, 95% bootstrapped CI [0.127:0.207]).ConclusionThe present study highlights the presence of a mediating role of the mood disorder spectrum in the relationship between autistic traits and the catatonia spectrum.…”
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Autistic Traits as Predictors of Increased Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder Severity: The Role of Inflexibility and Communication Impairment by Liliana Dell’Osso, Benedetta Nardi, Chiara Bonelli, Giulia Amatori, Maria Alessandra Pereyra, Enrico Massimetti, Ivan Mirko Cremone, Stefano Pini, Barbara Carpita

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Investigating suicidality across the autistic-catatonic continuum in a clinical sample of subjects with major depressive disorder and borderline personality disorder by Liliana Dell’Osso, Benedetta Nardi, Chiara Bonelli, Davide Gravina, Francesca Benedetti, Giulia Amatori, Simone Battaglini, Gabriele Massimetti, Mario Luciano, Isabella Berardelli, Natascia Brondino, Marianna De Gregorio, Giacomo Deste, Marta Nola, Antonino Reitano, Maria Rosaria Anna Muscatello, Maurizio Pompili, Pierluigi Politi, Antonio Vita, Claudia Carmassi, Ivan Mirko Cremone, Barbara Carpita, Mario Maj

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Comorbidity and Overlaps between Autism Spectrum and Borderline Personality Disorder: State of the Art by Liliana Dell’Osso, Ivan Mirko Cremone, Benedetta Nardi, Valeria Tognini, Lucrezia Castellani, Paola Perrone, Giulia Amatori, Barbara Carpita

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Emotional dysregulation as a part of the autism spectrum continuum: a literature review from late childhood to adulthood by Liliana Dell’Osso, Leonardo Massoni, Simone Battaglini, Chiara De Felice, Benedetta Nardi, Giulia Amatori, Ivan Mirko Cremone, Barbara Carpita

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May Female Autism Spectrum Be Masked by Eating Disorders, Borderline Personality Disorder, or Complex PTSD Symptoms? A Case Series by Barbara Carpita, Benedetta Nardi, Cristiana Pronestì, Francesca Parri, Federico Giovannoni, Ivan Mirko Cremone, Stefano Pini, Liliana Dell’Osso

“…Furthermore, subthreshold autistic traits, which exert a significantly negative impact on quality of life and represent a vulnerability factor for the development of other psychopathological conditions, may remain even more under-recognized. …”
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An attempted “suicide pact” in Covid-19 era – psychiatric perspectives by Benedetta Nardi, Luca Del Prete, Giulia Amatori, Barbara Carpita, Claudia Carmassi, Maurizio Pompili, Liliana Dell’Osso

“…Both partners were assessed with Adult Autism Subthreshold Spectrum (AdAS Spectrum) and both crossed the threshold for clinically relevant autistic traits (M = 67; F = 49). Conclusion This case further confirms the link between COVID-19 pandemics and suicidality. …”
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Measuring Social Camouflaging in Individuals with High Functioning Autism: A Literature Review by Ivan Mirko Cremone, Barbara Carpita, Benedetta Nardi, Danila Casagrande, Rossella Stagnari, Giulia Amatori, Liliana Dell’Osso

“…In fact, high-functioning ASD individuals were reported to be more aware of their communication difficulties and were more likely make considerable efforts to adjust their behavior to conventional rules of non-autistic individuals, learning to imitate other non-ASD individuals. …”
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Autism Spectrum Disorder in a Patient with Bipolar Disorder and Its Relationship with Catatonia Spectrum: A Case Study by Liliana Dell’Osso, Chiara Bonelli, Benedetta Nardi, Giulia Amatori, Ivan Mirko Cremone, Barbara Carpita

“…In this framework, the use of a questionnaire based on a spectrum model, such as the AdAS Spectrum, could be useful in early diagnosis of ASD without intellectual or language impairment as well as in early detection of subthreshold conditions (broad autism spectrum phenotype or autistic traits), which represents a vulnerability factor for the development of various mental disorders.…”
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Implications of Social Anxiety Symptoms in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Is There a Predictive Role of Interpersonal Sensitivity and Substance Abuse? by Barbara Carpita, Ivan Mirko Cremone, Benedetta Nardi, Giulia Amatori, Chiara Bonelli, Enrico Massimetti, Danila Casagrande, Stefano Pini, Liliana Dell’Osso

“…However, interestingly, the overlap between social anxiety and autistic traits may sometimes impede ASD diagnosis in subjects without intellectual or language impairment. …”
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