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Prevalence of Non-Affective Psychoses in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Systematic Review.


ABSTRACT: Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and non-affective psychoses such as schizophrenia are commonly acknowledged as discrete entities. Previous research has revealed evidence of high comorbidity between these conditions, but their differential diagnosis proves difficult in routine clinical practice due to the similarities between core symptoms of each disorder. The prevalence of comorbid non-affective psychoses in individuals with ASD is uncertain, with studies reporting rates ranging from 0% to 61.5%. We therefore performed a systematic review and pooled analysis of the available studies reporting the prevalence of non-affective psychosis in ASD. Fourteen studies, including a total of 1708 participants, were included, with a weighted pooled prevalence assessed at 9.5% (95% CI 2.6 to 16.0). In view of significant heterogeneity amongst the studies, subgroup analyses were conducted. We observed higher prevalence of non-affective psychoses among ASD inpatients versus outpatients, when operationalised criteria were used, and in studies with smaller sample sizes, whereas the figures were comparable between children and adults with ASD. Our results suggest that future studies involving larger samples should implement both operationalized criteria and specific scales for the assessment of psychotic symptoms in individuals with ASD. A deeper understanding of both differential and comorbid features of ASD and non-affective psychosis will be required for the development of optimized clinical management protocols.

SUBMITTER: De Giorgi R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6780908 | biostudies-other | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Prevalence of Non-Affective Psychoses in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Systematic Review.

De Giorgi Riccardo R   De Crescenzo Franco F   D'Alò Gian Loreto GL   Rizzo Pesci Nicola N   Di Franco Valeria V   Sandini Corrado C   Armando Marco M  

Journal of clinical medicine 20190824 9


Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and non-affective psychoses such as schizophrenia are commonly acknowledged as discrete entities. Previous research has revealed evidence of high comorbidity between these conditions, but their differential diagnosis proves difficult in routine clinical practice due to the similarities between core symptoms of each disorder. The prevalence of comorbid non-affective psychoses in individuals with ASD is uncertain, with studies reporting rates ranging from 0% to 61.5  ...[more]

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