Mood Disorders in High-Functioning Autism: The Importance of Alexithymia and Emotional Regulation

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作者：

Kristen P. Morie

Scott Jackson

Zu Wei Zhai

Marc N. Potenza

Barbara Dritschel

机构：

[1] Yale University School of Medicine,Department of Psychiatry

[2] Yale University School of Medicine,Child Study Center

[3] Southern Connecticut State University,Office of Assessment and Analytics

[4] Middlebury College,Department of Psychology

[5] Yale University School of Medicine,Department of Neuroscience

[6] Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling,School of Psychology & Neuroscience

[7] Connecticut Mental Health Center,undefined

[8] University of St Andrews,undefined

来源：

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | 2019年 / 49卷

关键词：

ASD; Autism; Alexithymia; Emotional regulation; Mood disorders;

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摘要：

Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often have co-morbid anxiety and depression. Alexithymia and emotion regulation difficulties are commonly seen in individuals with ASD and in mood disorders. We hypothesized that alexithymia and emotional regulation would mediate the relationship between autistic features and anxiety/depression symptom severity. We collected data about emotional regulation, alexithymia, autistic symptoms and depression/anxiety in a sample of 64 young adults with ASD. We constructed two serial multiple mediator models, using autistic features as the independent variable and anxiety/depression symptoms as outcome variables. The serial relationship between alexithymia and emotional regulation mediated associations between autistic features and depression and anxiety, separately. The findings suggest that targeting alexithymia may benefit therapies designed to alleviate mood disorders in ASD.

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页码：2935 / 2945

页数：10

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