Meng Xuhui, Zhou Xue, Luo Jiahui, Li Jiaxia, Zhou Li, Zhang Yuhan
School of Rehabilitation Medicine, Jiamusi University, Jiamusi, China.
The Third Affiliated Hospital of Jiamusi University, Jiamusi University, Jiamusi, China.
Front Psychiatry. 2025 May 8;16:1435612. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1435612. eCollection 2025.
In recent years, family intervention has become a hot research direction in the field of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) treatment. A large amount of research literature shows that family intervention is effective in ASD rehabilitation. Still, the concept of family intervention is vaguely defined, and there is a lack of descriptions of specific intervention programs and treatment pathways and a diversity of intervention programs have been reported. In this study, we conducted an econometric analysis of the literature on family intervention for ASD to clarify the concept of family intervention and to analyze and explore the research hotspots, effective family intervention models for ASD, intervention techniques, and possible future research directions in this field.
A metrological analysis of the literature related to ASD family interventions on the Web of Science from 1987 to 2024 was conducted using CiteSpace software to map the network of countries/institutions, journals, authors, co-cited literature, and keywords in the field. The results were visualized and analyzed.
A total of 1,891 documents were retrieved. The United States (1,028) led in the number and relevance of publications, followed by Canada (254) and Australia (209). The trend of publications was upward. Baranek was the most published author (19) and the University of California System was the most published university. Developed countries dominate the research. According to the timeline graph, it can be learned that the current research hotspots in this field are mostly focused on early intervention in family-based, psychological stress in parents of children with autism.
This visual analysis identifies the most influential institutions and countries, as well as cited journals and authors in the field of family therapy autism research. The direction of research in family therapy for autism should be to find effective treatments for autism based on the home environment, and currently, the most prominent family therapy for autism is telemedicine and parent-mediated intervention. The future direction of this research area could be taken by artificial intelligence techniques specifically applied to children with autism in a computer context.
近年来，家庭干预已成为自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）治疗领域的一个热门研究方向。大量研究文献表明，家庭干预在ASD康复中是有效的。然而，家庭干预的概念定义模糊，缺乏对具体干预方案和治疗途径的描述，且已报道的干预方案多种多样。在本研究中，我们对ASD家庭干预的文献进行了计量分析，以阐明家庭干预的概念，并分析和探索该领域的研究热点、ASD有效的家庭干预模式、干预技术以及未来可能的研究方向。
使用CiteSpace软件对1987年至2024年Web of Science上与ASD家庭干预相关的文献进行计量分析，以绘制该领域的国家/机构、期刊、作者、共被引文献和关键词网络。对结果进行可视化和分析。
共检索到1891篇文献。美国（1028篇）在出版物数量和相关性方面领先，其次是加拿大（254篇）和澳大利亚（209篇）。出版物呈上升趋势。巴拉内克是发表文献最多的作者（19篇），加利福尼亚大学系统是发表文献最多的大学。发达国家主导该研究。根据时间线图可知，该领域当前的研究热点大多集中在基于家庭的早期干预、自闭症儿童家长的心理压力。
这种可视化分析确定了自闭症家庭治疗研究领域中最具影响力的机构和国家，以及被引用的期刊和作者。自闭症家庭治疗的研究方向应该是基于家庭环境找到有效的自闭症治疗方法，目前，最突出的自闭症家庭治疗方法是远程医疗和家长介导干预。该研究领域的未来方向可能是在计算机环境中专门应用于自闭症儿童的人工智能技术。
