The risk of autism spectrum patients becoming depressed can be reduced by increasing well-being

by AbsolutVision

People with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are said to have problems with mental health when becoming adults. Although the relationship between negative aspects of mental health such as depression and anxiety and ASD has been studied so far, the relationship with positive aspects such as well-being has not been studied yet, so new researchers Conducted a follow-up survey over a 12-month period.

Predictors of mental health and well-being in employed adults with autism spectrum disorder at 12-month follow-up
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/aur.2064

Positive well-being associated with lower risk of depression in people with autism
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20190124/Positive-well-being-associated-with-lower-risk-of-depression-in-people-with-autism.aspx

The Karolinska Institute in Sweden investigated the death trend of ASD patients in 2016 and as a result showed that the main reason why adults with ASD die young is "suicide".

What is the reason why people with autism spectrum are as short as 18 years old on average? - GIGAZINE

The relationship between ASD patients and mental health is a noteworthy field. Following the above, Dr. Anne Kirby of University of Utah Health, from 20 years of data from 1998 to 2017, compared ASD patients and non-ASD patients I investigated the suicidal tendency. The latest study published at Autism Research shows that the cumulative incidence of suicide in ASD patients was significantly higher than that of non-ASD patients. On the other hand, suicide is rare even if it is said that risk is high, "Although ASD patients are not exposed to the risk of suicide, we are continuing research to understand this risk," said Dr. Kirby Says. Another study has pointed out that patients with ASD are not receiving appropriate mental health support.

Meanwhile, Darren Hedley, Mr. Olga Tennis Autism Research Institute in La Trobe University in Australia, thought that "we should pay attention to the relationship between ASD patients and positive mental health" We conducted research from a different perspective from the research we have done.

This research published in Autism Research was a follow-up survey of 12 months for 36 new recruits aged 18 to 57 with ASD. Of the 36 subjects, 32 were male, 4 were female, and all the subjects were participating in aided employment program.

The subject's daily life skills, satisfaction with work, depression, anxiety, and well-being conditions were examined over 12 months, first showing a slight decrease in satisfaction with jobs and an increase in skills in daily life it was done. And as a result of the regression analysis , it was shown that well-being in the positive meaning is related to the risk of depression afterwards. On the other hand, it seems that there is no tendency for anxiety to predict the risk of depression in the future.

by rawpixel

From this, researchers said that well-being in the positive sense could alleviate the depression of patients with ASD, demonstrating the importance of programs focusing on well-being and mental health in the workplace I can say

Mr. Hedley who conducted the research said, "Although previous studies tended to concentrate on negative aspects of depression and anxiety and mental health done, we found that in studies of adult autistic individuals I thought that looking more positive than "well-being", which is apt to be overlooked, is also important in the research, it is necessary to conduct more research on adult autistic people, especially mental health It is important to understand the health of the people and the better overall outcome. "