TY - JOUR
T1 - Disordered eating behaviours and autistic traits-Are there any associations in nonclinical populations?
T2 - A systematic review
AU - Christensen, Stephanie Stensbjerg
AU - Bentz, Mette
AU - Clemmensen, Lars
AU - Strandberg-Larsen, Katrine
AU - Olsen, Else Marie
N1 - © 2018 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and Eating Disorders Association.
PY - 2019/1
Y1 - 2019/1
N2 - OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to critically review existing literature concerning the possible association between autistic-like behaviours and problematic eating behaviours in nonclinical populations.METHOD: We performed a systematic literature search in three large databases. Studies were included if they assessed any association between a broad range of autistic-like behaviours and problematic eating behaviours in nonclinical samples.RESULTS: Sixteen eligible studies were found covering 3,595 participants in total, including five studies on children/adolescents (n = 685). All studies were cross-sectional, and thus, only concurrent associations could be evaluated. Several autistic-like behaviours were found to be associated with problematic eating behaviours, with the overall "autism spectrum quotient," deficiencies in set-shifting, and theory of mind showing the strongest associations.CONCLUSIONS: The existing literature indicates concurrent associations between specific autistic-like behaviours and problematic eating behaviours in nonclinical samples across ages. Large prospective longitudinal studies are needed for insight into the temporal order of these associations.
AB - OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to critically review existing literature concerning the possible association between autistic-like behaviours and problematic eating behaviours in nonclinical populations.METHOD: We performed a systematic literature search in three large databases. Studies were included if they assessed any association between a broad range of autistic-like behaviours and problematic eating behaviours in nonclinical samples.RESULTS: Sixteen eligible studies were found covering 3,595 participants in total, including five studies on children/adolescents (n = 685). All studies were cross-sectional, and thus, only concurrent associations could be evaluated. Several autistic-like behaviours were found to be associated with problematic eating behaviours, with the overall "autism spectrum quotient," deficiencies in set-shifting, and theory of mind showing the strongest associations.CONCLUSIONS: The existing literature indicates concurrent associations between specific autistic-like behaviours and problematic eating behaviours in nonclinical samples across ages. Large prospective longitudinal studies are needed for insight into the temporal order of these associations.
KW - Autistic Disorder/epidemiology
KW - Cross-Sectional Studies
KW - Feeding and Eating Disorders/epidemiology
KW - Humans
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U2 - 10.1002/erv.2627
DO - 10.1002/erv.2627
M3 - Review
C2 - 30058191
VL - 27
SP - 8
EP - 23
JO - European Eating Disorders Review
JF - European Eating Disorders Review
SN - 1072-4133
IS - 1
ER -