Psychiatry - Child and Adolescent Psychiatry;

New Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Study

Findings Recently Were Reported by Researchers
at Tilburg University (Autism in adult and
juvenile delinquents: a literature review)
Publication info: Mental Health Weekly Digest ; Atlanta [Atlanta]16 Oct 2017: 110.

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2017 OCT 16 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Mental Health Weekly Digest -- New research on
Psychiatry - Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is the subject of a report. According to news reporting out of Tilburg,
Netherlands, by NewsRx editors, research stated, "Here we present an overview of the literature on autism in adult
and juvenile delinquents. We analyzed both the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in groups of
delinquents and the prevalence of offending in people with ASD."
Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from Tilburg University, "There is a high prevalence of
psychiatric disorders amongst people in custody, but there is disagreement about the prevalence of ASD in this
population. Some studies have found overrepresentation of people with ASD in forensic populations whereas
others have found that people with ASD have a similar rate of offending to the general population. We carried out a
systematic search of literature published between 1990 and 2016 and identified studies on the co- occurrence of
autism and delinquency using standard search engines. The prevalence of delinquency in the ASD population
varied from 5 to 26%, whilst ASD was found in 2-18% of the forensic populations studied. The reported prevalence
of ASD in delinquents and of offending in people with ASD varied widely. This might be due to the use of different
diagnostic instruments, the diversity of the samples, the high rate of comorbid psychiatric disorders and the
various types of offending behavior."
According to the news editors, the research concluded: "We cannot conclude from our analysis that people with
ASD are more likely to offend than the general population."
For more information on this research see: Autism in adult and juvenile delinquents: a literature review. Child and
Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 2017;11():1-12. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health can
be contacted at: Biomed Central Ltd, 236 Grays Inn Rd, Floor 6, London WC1X 8HL, England. (BioMed Central -
www.biomedcentral.com/; Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health - www.capmh.com)
Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting A.X. Rutten, Tilburg
University, Tranzo Sci Center Care &Welf, Tilburg, Netherlands. Additional authors for this research include R.
Vermeiren and C. Van Nieuwenhuizen.
Keywords for this news article include: Tilburg, Netherlands, Europe, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychiatry,
Psychiatric, Article Review, Tilburg University.
Our reports deliver fact-based news of research and discoveries from around the world. Copyright 2017, NewsRx
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The citation for this news report is: NewsRx. New Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Study Findings Recently Were
Reported by Researchers at Tilburg University (Autism in adult and juvenile delinquents: a literature review).
Mental Health Weekly Digest. October 16, 2017; p 110.

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Subject: Research; Population; Studies; Behavior disorders; Autism; Researchers; Child

&adolescent psychiatry; Mental health; Literature reviews; Juvenile offenders

Location: Netherlands England Europe

Company / organization: Name: Tilburg University; NAICS: 611310

Identifier / keyword: Tilburg Netherlands Europe Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Psychiatry Psychiatric
Article Review

Publication title: Mental Health Weekly Digest; Atlanta

First page: 110

Publication year: 2017

Publication date: Oct 16, 2017

Publisher: NewsRx

Place of publication: Atlanta

Country of publication: United States, Atlanta

Publication subject: Medical Sciences

ISSN: 15436608

Source type: Wire Feeds

Language of publication: English

Document type: News

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