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Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2022 Oct;24(10):565-571. doi: 10.1007/s11920-022-01362-z. Epub 2022 Aug 15.
We reviewed the literature from 2017 to 2022 on autistic adults' use of mental healthcare and barriers to care. To encourage immediate improvement in mental healthcare, we provide five strategies mental health providers can use to better care for autistic adults.
Most autistic adults use mental healthcare and use it more often than non-autistic adults. Autistic adults' experiences with mental healthcare are characterized by (1) lack of providers knowledgeable about autism, (2) use of treatments that may not be accommodating to individual needs, and (3) difficulty navigating the complex healthcare system. These barriers contribute to prevalent unmet needs for mental healthcare. Autistic adults use mental healthcare frequently but have unmet mental health needs. As necessary systemic changes develop, providers can begin immediately to better care for autistic adults by learning about their needs and taking personalized care approaches to meet those needs.
我们对 2017 年至 2022 年有关成年自闭症患者使用精神卫生保健服务和精神卫生保健障碍的文献进行了综述。为鼓励精神卫生保健服务的即刻改善,我们提供了精神卫生保健提供者可以用来更好地照顾成年自闭症患者的 5 种策略。
大多数成年自闭症患者使用精神卫生保健服务,且使用频率高于非自闭症成年患者。成年自闭症患者在使用精神卫生保健服务时面临以下特征:(1)缺乏了解自闭症的提供者;(2)使用可能不适合个人需求的治疗方法;(3)难以驾驭复杂的医疗保健系统。这些障碍导致普遍存在的精神卫生保健需求未得到满足。成年自闭症患者频繁使用精神卫生保健服务,但精神卫生需求未得到满足。随着必要的系统变革的发展,提供者可以通过了解他们的需求并采取个性化的护理方法来满足这些需求,从而立即开始更好地照顾成年自闭症患者。