Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Importance of Depression

TY - JOUR

T1 - Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Importance of Depression

AU - Thapar, Anita

AU - Livingston, Lucy A.

AU - Eyre, Olga

AU - Riglin, Lucy

N1 - Funding Information: The authors declare no competing or potential conflicts of interest. A.T.'s research is supported by the Wellcome Trust and Wolfson Foundation. O.E. and L.R. are supported by the Wolfson Foundation. L.A.L. is supported by The Waterloo Foundation. The authors thank Lucy H. Waldren for feedback on the manuscript. Publisher Copyright: © 2022 The Authors. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health.

PY - 2023/1

Y1 - 2023/1

N2 - Young people with neurodevelopmental disorders, such as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD), show high rates of mental health problems, of which depression is one of the most common. Given that depression in ASD and ADHD is linked with a range of poor outcomes, knowledge of how clinicians should assess, identify and treat depression in the context of these neurodevelopmental disorders is much needed. Here, we give an overview of the latest research on depression in young people with ADHD and ASD, including possible mechanisms underlying the link between ADHD/ASD and depression, as well as the presentation, assessment and treatment of depression in these neurodevelopmental disorders. We discuss the implications for clinicians and make recommendations for critical future research in this area.

AB - Young people with neurodevelopmental disorders, such as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD), show high rates of mental health problems, of which depression is one of the most common. Given that depression in ASD and ADHD is linked with a range of poor outcomes, knowledge of how clinicians should assess, identify and treat depression in the context of these neurodevelopmental disorders is much needed. Here, we give an overview of the latest research on depression in young people with ADHD and ASD, including possible mechanisms underlying the link between ADHD/ASD and depression, as well as the presentation, assessment and treatment of depression in these neurodevelopmental disorders. We discuss the implications for clinicians and make recommendations for critical future research in this area.

KW - ADHD

KW - assessment

KW - autism spectrum disorders

KW - depression

KW - risk factors

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85135909917&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1111/jcpp.13678

DO - 10.1111/jcpp.13678

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85135909917

SN - 0021-9630

VL - 64

SP - 4

EP - 15

JO - Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

JF - Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

IS - 1

ER -