Abstract
Adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are at high risk of develo** mood disorder and so depressive disorder.
Depressive syndrome could be related to bipolar disorder, adjustment disorder, major depression or a medical disease.
Suicide has a higher prevalence in ASD individuals than in general population.
Clinicians must detect depressive symptoms that could be misdiagnosed as an autistic social withdrawal.
In intellectual disability, a specific attention must be directed to behavioural symptoms that could be a clinical equivalent to depressive symptoms.
Parents of ASD individuals are at heightened risk for depression compared to parents of typically develo** children and children with other health and developmental disorder.
Social support, psychotherapy and social skill training may improve social withdrawal and reduce the risk of depressive disorder and suicide.
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Keller, R., Borroz, E., Chieregato, S. (2019). Depressive Disorders and ASD. In: Keller, R. (eds) Psychopathology in Adolescents and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26276-1_6
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