The relationship between psychopathy and autism: a systematic review and narrative synthesis.

Background And Methods: The aim of this systematic review was to synthesise research examining the relationship between autism and psychopathy to: (a) better understand the relationship between these two constructs, and (b) describe the clinical manifestation of the two when they co-occur. A systematic search of the literature returned 36 studies.

Results: Across all ages, autistic individuals and those with elevated autistic traits but no autistic diagnoses appeared to have increased callous and unemotional traits or psychopathy relative to the general population.

A feasibility study highlighting challenges in evaluating a structured, psychological treatment for self-harm in adult psychiatric inpatient settings.

Background: Despite being the most common reason for admission to psychiatric inpatient services, no evidence-based treatment currently exists for self-harm in this setting. Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) trials have found promising results in treating self-harm in outpatient settings; however findings for inpatient settings are still limited.

Method: A single-arm feasibility trial was conducted examining a DBT-informed 'Coping with Crisis' (CwC) group protocol, which focused on self-harm and crisis management strategies.