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J Autism Dev Disord. 2018 Mar;48(3):834-843. doi: 10.1007/s10803-017-3396-6.
Depression is a common concern among people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and is often associated with social skills and relationship challenges. The present data, from a randomized controlled trial, examined the effect of PEERS on self-reported depressive symptoms via the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI) among 49 adolescents with ASD. Findings revealed that many CDI subscale scores declined (p's < 0.05) and were related to direct social contact on the Quality of Socialization Questionnaire at posttest (p's < 0.05). Exploratory analyses uncovered that suicidality was less evident following PEERS. Findings support the notion that social functioning and depression may be intimately intertwined in ASD; therefore, bolstering social skills in ASD may positively influence other domains of functioning, including mental health.
抑郁是自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）患者常见的关注点，常与社交技能和人际关系挑战有关。本研究的数据来自一项随机对照试验，通过儿童抑郁量表（CDI），对 49 名 ASD 青少年进行了 PEERS 对自我报告的抑郁症状的影响的研究。结果表明，许多 CDI 分量表得分下降（p 值均小于 0.05），并且与社交质量问卷上的直接社交接触在测试后相关（p 值均小于 0.05）。探索性分析发现，PEERS 后自杀意念不那么明显。这些结果支持了这样一种观点，即社交功能和抑郁在 ASD 中可能是紧密交织的；因此，增强 ASD 患者的社交技能可能会对其他功能领域产生积极影响，包括心理健康。
