Low prevalence of smoking in patients with autism spectrum disorders
(2003) In Psychiatry Research 119(1-2). p.177-182- Abstract
- Psychiatric patients are significantly more often smokers than the general population, the only known exception being obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and catatonic schizophrenia. We have investigated nicotine use in subjects with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Ninety-five subjects (25 females and 70 males) consecutively diagnosed with any ASD and of normal intelligence were included in the study. Only 12.6% were smokers, compared with 19% in the general population and 47% in a control group of 161 outpatients diagnosed with schizophrenia or a schizophreniform disorder. The results suggest that smoking is rare among subjects with ASD, while the opposite was shown for schizophrenia. If replicated, this finding could suggest biological... (More)
- Psychiatric patients are significantly more often smokers than the general population, the only known exception being obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and catatonic schizophrenia. We have investigated nicotine use in subjects with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Ninety-five subjects (25 females and 70 males) consecutively diagnosed with any ASD and of normal intelligence were included in the study. Only 12.6% were smokers, compared with 19% in the general population and 47% in a control group of 161 outpatients diagnosed with schizophrenia or a schizophreniform disorder. The results suggest that smoking is rare among subjects with ASD, while the opposite was shown for schizophrenia. If replicated, this finding could suggest biological differences between non-catatonic schizophrenia and ASD, and support the theory of a biological link between ASD and a subtype of OCD, and between ASD and catatonic schizophrenia. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. (Less)
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- Bejerot, S and Nylander, Lena LU
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- 2003
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- keywords
- smoking, autistic disorder, disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, obsessive-compulsive personality, schizophrenia, catatonia, nicotine
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- Psychiatry Research
- volume
- 119
- issue
- 1-2
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- 177 - 182
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- Elsevier
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- pmid:12860373
- wos:000184329300019
- scopus:0038303560
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- 1872-7123
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- 10.1016/S0165-1781(03)00123-9
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- English
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abstract = {{Psychiatric patients are significantly more often smokers than the general population, the only known exception being obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and catatonic schizophrenia. We have investigated nicotine use in subjects with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Ninety-five subjects (25 females and 70 males) consecutively diagnosed with any ASD and of normal intelligence were included in the study. Only 12.6% were smokers, compared with 19% in the general population and 47% in a control group of 161 outpatients diagnosed with schizophrenia or a schizophreniform disorder. The results suggest that smoking is rare among subjects with ASD, while the opposite was shown for schizophrenia. If replicated, this finding could suggest biological differences between non-catatonic schizophrenia and ASD, and support the theory of a biological link between ASD and a subtype of OCD, and between ASD and catatonic schizophrenia. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.}},
author = {{Bejerot, S and Nylander, Lena}},
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keywords = {{smoking; autistic disorder; disorder; obsessive-compulsive disorder; obsessive-compulsive personality; schizophrenia; catatonia; nicotine}},
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title = {{Low prevalence of smoking in patients with autism spectrum disorders}},
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year = {{2003}},
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