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Autistic Traits and Social Responsiveness: The Relationship Between Autistic Traits and Comorbid Psychiatric Symptoms in Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa

Otizm Spektrumu Belirtileri ve Sosyal Cevaplılık: Anoreksiya Nervoza Tanısı Olan Ergenlerde Otizm Spektrumu Belirtilerinin Eşlik Eden Psikiyatrik Belirtiler ile İlişkisi

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Conclusion: The results show that AN patients have an impairment of social responsiveness, the impairment seems to be associated with AN regardless of psychiatric comorbidities.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Introduction: It is known that patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) display social difficulties like social responsiveness and high levels of autistic behaviors such as rigidity, narrow interests of food and weight; however it is not clear whether they have comorbid Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) or it is about acute phase of illness.
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Key Findings & Data:Methods: Study group was consisted of 39 female AN patients aged between 12-18 years.
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Conclusion & Impact:Conclusion: The results show that AN patients have an impairment of social responsiveness, the impairment seems to be associated with AN regardless of psychiatric comorbidities.
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Introduction: It is known that patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) display social difficulties like social responsiveness and high levels of autistic behaviors such as rigidity, narrow interests of food and weight; however it is not clear whether they have comorbid Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) or it is about acute phase of illness. In this study it is aimed to investigate autistic traits and social responsiveness in adolescents with AN. Methods: Study group was consisted of 39 female AN patients aged between 12-18 years. Control group was consisted of 34 female adolescents who did not have any psychiatric disorder. K-SADS-PL was applied to all participants in order to detect the psychiatric disorders. Autism traits and social responsiveness were evaluated using Social Responsiveness Scale. All adolescents of the study were administered The Eating Attitude Test, Beck Depression Inventory, Screen for Child Anxiety and Related Disorders, Maudsley Obsesive Compulsive Inventory. Results: Results of the study indicated that adolescents with AN had higher symptoms of depression, anxiety and autism-like symptom clusters; and lower social responsiveness. Psychiatric comorbidities were not associated with these difficulties. Conclusion: The results show that AN patients have an impairment of social responsiveness, the impairment seems to be associated with AN regardless of psychiatric comorbidities. Despite these two disorders are considered unrelated, they have several traits in common. These results suggest that there may be a common pathogenesis between ASD and AN.

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Amaç: Anoreksiya nervoza (AN) hastalarının sosyal cevaplılık ve değişmezlik, yeme ve kilo konusunda kısıtlı uğraşı alanları gibi sosyal zorluklar yaşadıkları bilinmekle birlikte; bu özelliklerin eşlik eden otizm spektrum bozukluğuna (OSB) ya da hastalığın akut dönemine ait bir özellik olup olmadığı net olarak bilinmemektedir. Bu çalışmada AN olan ergenlerde otistik özelliklerin ve sosyal cevaplılığın araştırılması amaçlanmıştır. Yöntem: Çalışma grubu 12-18 yaş arası 39 kız AN hastası dahil edildi. Kontrol grubu ise herhangi bir psikiyatrik bozukluğu olmayan 34 kız ergenden oluşmaktaydı. Psikiyatrik bozuklukları tespit etmek amacıyla tüm katılımcılara K-SADS-PL uygulandı. Otistik özellikler ve sosyal cevaplılık Sosyal cevaplılık Ölçeği (SCÖ) kullanılarak değerlendirildi. Çalışmaya katılan tüm ergenlere Yeme Tutumu Testi, Beck Depresyon Ölçeği, Çocukluk Çağı Anksiyete Tarama Ölçeği, Maudsley Obsesif Kompulsif Soru Listesi uygulandı. Bulgular: Çalışmanın sonuçları AN olan ergenlerin depresyon, anksiyete ve otizm benzeri semptom kümelerinde daha yüksek semptomlara sahip olduğunu; ve daha düşük sosyal cevaplılık sergilediklerini göstermiştir. Psikiyatrik komorbiditeler ise bu semptomlar ile ilişkili bulunmamıştır. Sonuç: Çalışmanın sonuçları AN hastalarında sosyal cevaplılıkta azalma olduğunu, bu azalmanın psikiyatrik komorbiditelerden bağımsız olarak AN ile ilişkili olduğunu göstermektedir. AN ve OSB’nin farklı bozukluklar olduğu bilinmesine rağmen, ikisi arasında bir çok ortak özellik görülmektedir. Bu sonuçlar AN ve OSB arasında ortak bir patogenez olabileceğini düşündürmektedir.

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KALAYCI, B. M., NALBANT, K., AKDEMİR, D. (2021). Autistic Traits and Social Responsiveness: The Relationship Between Autistic Traits and Comorbid Psychiatric Symptoms in Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa. Nöropsikiyatri Arşivi, Cilt: 58 - Sayı: 4, 283–288. https://ajindex.com/articles/389395

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