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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Amber Pryke-Hobbes, Jade Davies, Brett Heasman, Adam Livesey, Amy Walker, Elizabeth Pellicano, Anna Remington
Summary: This study compared the experiences of masking in the workplace for autistic, non-autistic neurodivergent, and neurotypical adults. The findings showed that workplace masking is considered an adaptive response to social challenges and potential negative outcomes. However, autistic and non-autistic neurodivergent participants reported experiencing unique pressures to mask, due to limited understanding of neurodiversity in workplaces and society.
Editorial Material
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Katherine Bourzac
Summary: These four researchers are focusing on environmental inequities and working towards improving the health of their communities.
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Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Mahsa Khorasani, Mohsen Kahani, Seyed Amir Amin Yazdi, Mostafa Hajiaghaei-Keshteli
Summary: The detection of mental disorders through social media is a topic of significant interest. Researchers propose a novel framework to identify undiagnosed adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) using their social media posts. The experiment shows promising results, indicating the potential application of the framework.
KNOWLEDGE-BASED SYSTEMS
(2023)
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Sophia Monaghan, Meseret Ayalew Akale, Bete Demeke, Gary L. Darmstadt
Summary: In the Yetebon community, common postpartum mental health disorders and stigma against such diagnoses are prevalent among newly postpartum women. There is an urgent need for an increase in properly trained and supervised healthcare staff to identify and refer women with postpartum common mental disorders.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Banaz Saeed, Saween A. Ismael, Redar Muhmed P. Amin, Nasraw Mustafa Mahmud, Dara Al-Banna, Nazar Shabila
Summary: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of anxiety and stress among the general population during the outbreak of COVID-19 in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan Region. The results showed that a high proportion of people experienced stress and anxiety during this period. Females, younger age, poor, and unemployed individuals reported significantly higher stress and anxiety levels.
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Christine M. Falter-Wagner, Carola Bloch, Marta Robles, Lea Horch, Kai Vogeley, Alexandra Livia Georgescu
Summary: This study investigates whether processing preferences and training can affect the performance of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in a figure-disembedding task. The results show that individuals with ASD outperform non-autistic individuals in the baseline task, and processing preferences and training do not modulate performance in either group. However, training improves the performance of non-autistic individuals to the level of the ASD group.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Agegnehu Bante, Abera Mersha, Zerihun Zerdo, Biresaw Wassihun, Tomas Yeheyis
Summary: The study found that one in ten women in the study area faced CAD. Factors such as marital status, wealth quintile, medical illness, pregnancy danger signs, life-threatening events, and household food insecurity were significantly associated with CAD.
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Sam Perochon, J. Matias Di Martino, Kimberly L. H. Carpenter, Scott Compton, Naomi Davis, Steven Espinosa, Lauren Franz, Amber D. Rieder, Connor Sullivan, Guillermo Sapiro, Geraldine Dawson
Summary: Increasing evidence suggests that early motor impairments are common in autism. This study presents a scalable and engaging assessment of visual-motor abilities in young autistic children using a tablet-based bubble-popping game. Results show differences in motor behavior between autistic and neurotypical children, as well as the impact of co-occurring ADHD. These findings highlight the potential of touch-based games as a screening tool for early signs of autism.
NPJ DIGITAL MEDICINE
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Laurie-Anne Sapey-Triomphe, Lauren Pattyn, Veith Weilnhammer, Philipp Sterzer, Johan Wagemans
Summary: This study reveals that predictive mechanisms have an impact on behavior and perception at the neural level in both neurotypical and autistic adults, and are hierarchically encoded in the brain. These findings help to understand the neural specificities of atypical predictive processing in autism spectrum disorders.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yosheen Pillay, Charlotte Brownlow, Sonja March
Summary: This study evaluated the experiences of autistic young adults during a 12-month transition period and found that family and social support were important factors for a successful transition, while low independence was a risk factor for an unsuccessful transition. The study also revealed that engagement in education and employment, as well as support from service providers, improved quality of life.
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Psychiatry
Martina Micai, Antonio Ciaramella, Tommaso Salvitti, Francesca Fulceri, Laura Maria Fatta, Luise Poustka, Robert Diehm, Georgi Iskrov, Rumen Stefanov, Quentin Guillon, Bernadette Roge, Anthony Staines, Mary Rose Sweeney, Andrew Martin Boilson, Thora Leosdottir, Evald Saemundsen, Irma Moilanen, Hanna Ebeling, Anneli Yliherva, Mika Gissler, Tarja Parviainen, Pekka Tani, Rafal Kawa, Astrid Vicente, Celia Rasga, Magdalena Budisteanu, Ian Dale, Carol Povey, Noelia Flores, Cristina Jenaro, Maria Luisa Monroy, Patricia Garcia Primo, Tony Charman, Susanne Cramer, Christine Kloster Warberg, Ricardo Canal-Bedia, Manuel Posada, Maria Luisa Scattoni, Diana Schendel
Summary: The ASDEU survey found that the majority of professionals were poorly informed about the prevalence of certain co-occurring conditions in autistic adults. Additionally, a minority of autistic adults engaged in preventive health behaviors, while most users and providers expressed a desire for more user-friendly healthcare services for autistic adults.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
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Clinical Neurology
Richard H. Cole, Michael S. Elmalem, Panayiota Petrochilos
Summary: In a cohort of adults with Functional Neurological Disorder (FND), the prevalence of autistic traits and alexithymia is reported, along with the associated psychiatric comorbidity. Furthermore, it is explored whether alexithymia mediates the association between autistic traits and comorbidity.
JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Qian Peng, Na Zhang, Hongjie Yu, Yueqin Shao, Ying Ji, Yaqing Jin, Peisong Zhong, Yiying Zhang, Yingjian Wang, Shurong Dong, Chunlin Li, Ying Shi, Yingyan Zheng, Feng Jiang, Yue Chen, Qingwu Jiang, Yibiao Zhou
Summary: The study in Jiading district, China revealed that the main causes of death from 2002 to 2018 were cardiovascular diseases, neoplasms, chronic respiratory diseases, and injuries, accounting for nearly 80% of total deaths. Despite an overall decrease in age-standardized mortality rate and an increase in life expectancy, there were still disparities in mortality between sexes and regions. Women lived longer than men by about 3.0-3.5 years.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Clare MacRae, Daniel Morales, Stewart W. Mercer, Nazir Lone, Andrew Lawson, Emily Jefferson, David McAllister, Marjan van den Akker, Alan Marshall, Sohan Seth, Anna Rawlings, Jane Lyons, Ronan A. Lyons, Amy Mizen, Eleojo Abubakar, Chris Dibben, Bruce Guthrie
Summary: The choice of data source used to determine conditions affects the measurement of multimorbidity. This study compared the prevalence of multimorbidity and its associations with mortality using different data sources. The results showed that using linked primary care and hospital inpatient data yielded higher prevalence of multimorbidity and stronger associations with mortality. The agreement in ascertainment of conditions between the two data sources varied considerably, especially for mental and behavioural disorders.
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Clinical Neurology
S. E. Harrison, S. Ayers, M. A. Quigley, A. Stein, F. Alderdice
Summary: This study found that the prevalence of childbirth-related PTS and other stressors-related PTS in postpartum women were 2.5% and 6.8% respectively. Factors associated with PTS-C included higher level of deprivation, baby being admitted for neonatal intensive care, and not having a health professional to talk to about sensitive issues during pregnancy. Factors associated with PTS-O included younger age, depression during pregnancy, and pregnancy affected by long-term health problems.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2021)
