Screening for autism in psychiatric inpatients with severe self-harm – results from the Extreme Challenges research project
These findings highlight the importance of actively screening for and assessing autism in patients with severe self-harm. Undiagnosed autism may involve a risk that unhelpful interactions with the mental health care system exacerbate these patients' difficulties over time.
Authors
- Tuva Langjord (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6638-7115)
- Terje Torgersen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8813-0990)
- Geir Pedersen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8599-8871)
- Arvid Nikolai Kildahl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8821-4745)
- Oddbjørn Hove
- Elfrida Hartveit Kvarstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9221-4249)
- Øyvind Urnes
- Ingeborg Helene Ulltveit-Moe Eikenæs
Institutions
- Oslo University Hospital (NO)
- University of Oslo (NO)
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)
- Western Norway Regional Health Authority (NO)
- St Olav's University Hospital (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nordic Journal of Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-05-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/08039488.2025.2497820
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.86