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A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Long-Term Overall Outcome of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Adolescence and Adulthood

Steinhausen, H.-C. and Mohr Jensen, C. and Lauritsen, M. B.. (2016) A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Long-Term Overall Outcome of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Adolescence and Adulthood. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 133 (6). pp. 445-452.

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Abstract

A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies reporting on the overall outcome in terms of a global measure of adjustment in children with autistic disorders followed up in adolescence and adulthood.; PubMed, PsycINFO, and EMBASE were systematically searched on 3rd of August 2015. Included studies were analyzed using random-effects models estimating event rates (%) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI).; From 4350 records identified in the search, 15 studies covering 12 unique samples and a total of N = 828 individuals with autistic disorders were included in the analyses. An estimated 19.7% (95%CI: 14.2-26.6) had a good outcome, 31.1% (95%CI: 23.2-40.4%) a fair outcome, and 47.7% (95%CI: 36.6-59.0) a poor outcome. The meta-analysis showed strong evidence for heterogeneity. The subtype of childhood autism is a significant moderating factor on the risk of having a poor outcome at follow-up, whereas age at follow-up showed statistically significant but inconsistent associations with outcome status.; The long-term outcome of almost half of all individuals with autistic disorders is poor. The subtype of autism in childhood may be a predictor for specific long-term outcomes, but in general, little is known about the pathways and predictors.
Faculties and Departments:07 Faculty of Psychology > Departement Psychologie > Health & Intervention > Klinische Psychologie und Epidemiologie (Lieb)
UniBasel Contributors:Steinhausen, Hans-Christoph
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Wiley
ISSN:0065-1591
e-ISSN:1600-0447
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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Deposited On:27 Oct 2017 13:03

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