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Social anxiety in adult autism spectrum disorder
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A link has been suggested between Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and anxiety disorders. The aim of the study was to examine the severity of social anxiety measured by the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale Self-Report and prevalence of Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) in adults with ASD, with SAD and a non-ASD comparison group. Individuals with ASD showed significantly higher scores of social anxiety and social avoidance relative to the comparison group, but significantly lower scores relative to the SAD sample.
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“Although autism spectrum disorder appears to confer greater risk of developing SAD relative to the general population, clinically elevated levels of social anxiety are found only in the minority of individuals with autism, demonstrating that SAD is a problem separable from autism itself, while still sharing some features (18).”
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“MDMA-AT has also been most extensively tested in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and has shown to result in large effect size differences compared to placebo controls in Phase II and Phase 3 trials (18–21).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Bejerot, S., Eriksson, J. M., & Mörtberg, E.
- Affiliations
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Stockholm University (SE)
- Corresponding author
- Bejerot, Susanne
- Venue
- Psychiatry Research
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2014-12
- Volume
- 220
- Issue
- 1-2
- Pages
- 705-707
- ISSN
- 0165-1781 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2054727400
- Cited by
- 111
- References
- 25
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 14 · 2020: 14 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 3.72
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Psychiatry Research (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Stockholm County Council (ALF) and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- The Swedish Medical Research Council (523-2011-3646)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Keywords
- autism spectrum disorder, social anxiety, social anxiety disorder, social avoidance, anxiety prevalence, autistic adults, comorbidities
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Child, Child Development Disorders, Pervasive, Female, Humans, Male, Phobic Disorders, Sweden, Prevalence, Self Report
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