Subthreshold Autism Spectrum Disorder in patients with Eating disorders

Increasingly data suggest a possible overlap between psychopathological manifestations of eating disorders (EDs) and autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The aim of the present study was to assess the presence of subthreshold autism spectrum symptoms, by means of a recently validated instrument, in a sample of participants with EDs, particularly comparing participants with or without binge eating behaviours.

Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - November 28, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: L. Dell'Osso, B. Carpita, C. Gesi, I.M. Cremone, M. Corsi, E. Massimetti, D. Muti, E. Calderani, G. Castellini, M. Luciano, V. Ricca, C. Carmassi, M. Maj Source Type: research