Publications by authors named "L WACHTEL"
Electroconvulsive therapy in autism spectrum disorders: an update to the literature.
Curr Opin Psychiatry
December 2024
Purpose Of Review: Over the last quarter century, the clinical evidence surrounding the use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has expanded. This review provides the most up-to-date findings on the usage of ECT in ASD and discusses these results within the historical context and direct patient care experience.
Recent Findings: ECT is typically implemented for psychotropic-refractory catatonic, affective, psychotic, and combined pathology for individuals across the lifespan.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the link between rising autism-related disorder (ASD-R) diagnosis rates and decreasing major depressive disorder (MDD) rates in Swedish adolescents aged 15-19 from 2008 to 2022.
- Results show a significant inverse relationship, with higher ASD-R diagnoses correlating to lower MDD rates, particularly in males.
- While causal conclusions are limited due to the study's observational design, the findings suggest a need for more comprehensive research on the complex interplay between these disorders.
Profound autism refers to a subset of individuals with autism spectrum disorder who have an intellectual disability with an intelligence quotient less than 50 and minimal-to-no language and require 24-hour supervision and assistance with activities of daily living. The general pediatrician will invariably work with autistic children across the spectrum and will likely encounter youth with profound autism. Awareness of profound autism as a real entity describing autistic children with concomitant intellectual disability and language impairment who require 24-hour care is the first step in developing a solid pediatric home for these youth.
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