Mood Disorders in High-Functioning Autism: The Importance of Alexithymia and Emotional Regulation
Morie KP, Jackson S, Zhai ZW, Potenza MN, Dritschel B. Mood Disorders in High-Functioning Autism: The Importance of Alexithymia and Emotional Regulation. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2019, 49: 2935-2945. PMID: 31028592, PMCID: PMC7375152, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-019-04020-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderEmotional regulationAutistic featuresSerial multiple mediator modelEmotion regulation difficultiesHigh functioning autismAnxiety/depression symptomsMood disordersMultiple mediator modelImportance of alexithymiaCo-morbid anxietyDepression symptom severityDepression/anxietyRegulation difficultiesAutistic symptomsSpectrum disorderMediator modelAlexithymiaDepression symptomsSymptom severityAnxietyYoung adultsSerial relationshipOutcome variablesDisorders