The prevalence of coexisting mental health conditions in gender diverse autistic people: A systematic review

作者：Ashleigh Simpson, Mikayla Van Rensburg, Ling Ding, Ewelina Rydzewska · 发表于：Research in Autism · 年份：2024 · DOI：10.1016/j.rasd.2024.102427 · 被引用次数：13 · 研究领域：Autism Spectrum Disorder Research、Sex and Gender in Healthcare、Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare

Previous research has highlighted higher prevalence of autism amongst gender diverse individuals compared to cisgender individuals. Both the autistic population, and gender diverse population, have been found to be at an increased risk of developing mental health conditions compared to the general population. However, little is understood about the mental health outcomes of those that are both autistic and gender diverse. Aims: The aims of this review were to assess the mental health outcomes in gender diverse autistic individuals and whether these outcomes were affected by biological sex or age. A literature review was conducted using the following databases: MEDLINE, PsycINFO, EMBASE and CINAHL. The review was registered with PROSPERO (CRD42023408287). Search terms relating to autism, gender diversity and mental health were used. 12/820 retrieved papers were included in the review. The most common health outcomes studied were depression, anxiety and suicidality. Gender diverse autistic individuals’ mental health was poorer in all 7 studies when comparing to cisgender autistic individuals, in all 8 studies when comparing to gender-diverse non-autistic individuals and in all 6 studies when comparing to cisgender non-autistic individuals. Gender diverse autistic individuals appear to be particularly vulnerable to experiencing mental health problems, more so than gender diverse individuals and autistic individuals. ● Gender diverse autistic individuals are at an increased risk ...