Estimating life expectancy and years of life lost for autistic people in the UK: a matched cohort study.

Background: Previous research has shown that people who have been diagnosed autistic are more likely to die prematurely than the general population. However, statistics on premature mortality in autistic people have often been misinterpreted. In this study we aimed to estimate the life expectancy and years of life lost experienced by autistic people living in the UK.

Autism in England: assessing underdiagnosis in a population-based cohort study of prospectively collected primary care data.

Background: Autism has long been viewed as a paediatric condition, meaning that many autistic adults missed out on a diagnosis as children when autism was little known. We estimated numbers of diagnosed and undiagnosed autistic people in England, and examined how diagnostic rates differed by socio-demographic factors.

Methods: This population-based cohort study of prospectively collected primary care data from IQVIA Medical Research Data (IMRD) compared the prevalence of diagnosed autism to community prevalence to estimate underdiagnosis.

[Medico-legal framework for emergency care of a patient with psychiatric conditions].

The care and referral of patients with psychiatric conditions is a perilous process. It combines the need for care with respect for individual freedom. Knowledge of the different legal frameworks is thus necessary for psychiatric care at the request of a third party, care without request of a third party within the framework of a procedure for imminent danger, and finally for the injunction of psychiatric care on the decision of a State representative.

[Physical restraint of the adult patient with uncontrollable agitation].

In the context of psychiatric emergencies, it is important to distinguish between so-called controllable agitation and uncontrollable agitation. In this context, physical restraint of the adult patient is sometimes necessary, but remain an exceptional measure. Restraints must be applied rapidly and in a protocolised manner.

: The experience of eating disorder services from the perspective of autistic women, parents and healthcare professionals.

This study explores autistic women's experiences of eating disorder services. About 20%-30% of people with anorexia nervosa are also autistic, and current treatments seem not to work as well for them. We interviewed 15 autistic women with experience of anorexia nervosa, 12 parents of autistic women with anorexia nervosa, and 11 healthcare professionals working in eating disorder services.