Autism Spectrum Disorder and personality disorders: how do clinicians carry out a differential diagnosis?

Allely, CS ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7640-9505, Woodhouse, E and Mukherjee, RAS 2023, 'Autism Spectrum Disorder and personality disorders: how do clinicians carry out a differential diagnosis?' , Autism: International Journal of Research and Practice .

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Abstract

Although it is recognised that autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and personality disorders (PDs) have a variety of factors in common, the exact nature of the relationship between ASD and the PDs remains unclear. The overlapping symptom profiles and complexities in developmental trajectories in ASD and PDs can lead to diagnostic uncertainty and to challenges in determining differential diagnoses. Features of ASD and PD can be misattributed and easily lead to misdiagnosis or missed diagnoses in patients who have a diagnosis of ASD, which may impact therapeutic pathways. Since differentiating between ASD and PD is such a complex task with implications for therapeutic approaches, it has been argued that there is a need for additional understanding and markers for facilitating diagnostic procedures. There is an urgent need to explore how clinicians make diagnostic decisions and the challenges they face in forming diagnostic conclusions. Where overlaps exist, is also important to consider how clinicians interpret and attribute certain characteristics within the context of ASD and/or PD diagnoses.

Item Type:	Article
Schools:	Schools > School of Health and Society > Centre for Health Sciences Research Schools > School of Health Sciences Schools > School of Health and Society
Journal or Publication Title:	Autism: International Journal of Research and Practice
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
ISSN:	1362-3613
Depositing User:	CS Allely
Date Deposited:	09 Jan 2023 15:14
Last Modified:	02 Feb 2023 15:30
URI:	https://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/66051

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