Perceived helpfulness of depression treatments among young adults with autism.

摘要: Currently available treatments for depression show limited effectiveness in adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) based on measures of symptom changes and clinician impressions. Perceived helpfulness is another metric that has been found to be useful understanding treatment outcomes the general population, but it not yet explored ASD. Thus, current study collected online survey data examine patient-perceived a sample 144 ASD who reported they were currently receiving community-based depression. Findings indicate while there was variability levels perceived both medication individual therapy, most at least moderately helpful. Notably, having prolonged duration (5 6 years). Ordinal logistic regression models showed more depressive symptoms less helpful (i.e., medications: odds ratio [OR] = 0.92, 95% confidence interval[CI] 0.89-0.95; therapy: OR 0.95, CI 0.92-0.99). Moreover, women as than men (OR 2.33, 1.13-4.82). Other age, race, education level) length, concurrent treatment) characteristics significantly associated helpfulness. These findings suggest future studies may want use helpfulness, addition traditionally used objective outcomes, understand patients' experience evaluate LAY SUMMARY: Adults are much likely depressed those without autism; therefore, effective necessary improve mental health this group. This felt community therapy) Females fewer compared males Our when examining whether effective, important measure adults' feelings about measuring