About the Book
This comprehensive and much-needed guide addresses the issues faced by clinicians in assessing and treating the range of mental health conditions, which can affect adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Its particular focus on adults fills a notable gap in the ASD professional literature, with an extensive array of contributors from across the psychology and healthcare professions.
Covering a wide variety of common co-occurring mental health conditions including mood disorders, anxiety, psychosis, OCD, personality disorders, and eating disorders, this guide also explores broader issues to do with promoting positive mental health and wellbeing. Authoritative and detailed, this is an essential resource for all clinicians and professionals looking to understand and tailor their approach to mental health in autistic adults, and the need for specific methods and strategies to enhance assessment and treatment.
Table of Contents:
Section 1: Overview
Chapter 1: Autism Spectrum Disorders
Dr Debbie Spain, Prof Eddie Chaplin and Dr Jane McCarthy (Editors)
Chapter 2: Mental health morbidity across the lifespan
Cornelia Carey (South London and Maudsley Trust; King's College London), Daniel Clear and Dene Robertson (Consultant Psychiatrist, Clinical Director Behavioural and Developmental Psychiatry Clinical Academic Group, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Honorary Senior Lecturer, Institute of Psychiatry Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London)
Chapter 3: Autism legislation and policy
Karina Marshall-Tate (Head of Education and Training, ESTIA Centre, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust)
Chapter 4: Understanding and managing transitions between services
Dr Cristal Oxley (South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust) and Sarah Bernard (South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust)
Section 2: Common Mental Health Conditions
Chapter 5: Linkages between Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intellectual Disability, Emotional, Development and Challenging Behaviour
Tanja Sappok (Berlin Center for mental health in developmental disabilities; Königin-Elisabeth-Herzberge Hospital, Berlin, Germany)
Chapter 6: Anxiety and delusional ideation in people with high-functioning autism
Dr Dougal Julian Hare (Cardiff University)
Chapter 7: General Anxiety
Sarah Blainey (Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Science, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, Kings College London)
Chapter 8: Autism and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Ailsa Russell, MSc. Clin. Psy., PhD. (Dept. of Psychology & Centre for Applied Autism Research, University of Bath)
Chapter 9: Social Anxiety
Dr Debbie Spain
Chapter 10: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Dr Freya Rumball (South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust) and Dr Debbie Spain
Chapter 11: Mood Disorders
Professor Barry Tolchard (Department of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Huddersfield)
Chapter 12: Catatonia
Dr Amitta Shah (Consultant Clinical Psychologist, NAS Lorna Wing Centre for Autism; Leading Edge Psychology, Clinical Psychology Consultancy centre)
Chapter 13: Psychosis
Dr Colin Hemmings (Kent and Medway Partnership NHS Trust)
Chapter 14: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Dr Sally Cubbin MBChB, MRCPsych, MSc, DipCBT (Consultant Psychiatrist, Specialist in Adult ADHD, Mental Health Clinic, Manor Hospital, Beech Road, Oxford, OX3 7RP)
Chapter 15: Personality disorder
Cornelia Carey (South London and Maudsley Trust; King's College London), Emma Woodhouse (Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London) and Quinton Deeley (Senior Lecturer in Social Behaviour and Neurodevelopment, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience, King's College London; National Autism Unit, Bethlem Royal Hospital and Adult ADHD Clinic, Maudsley Hospital; Neuropsychiatry Brain Injury Clinic, Maudsley and Kings College Hospitals, London)
Chapter 16: Eating Disorders
Dr Heather Westwood (Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway University of London) and Will Mandy DClinPsy PhD (UCL Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology)
Section 3: Interventions
Chapter 17: Working with families - techniques, positions, and practices
Manus Moynihan (MOSAIC CAMHS, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust) and Eleni Paliokosta (MOSAIC CAMHS, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust)
Chapter 18: Social Skills Interventions
Francisco Musich (Head of Department of Complex Cases, ETCI Foundation, Argentina) and Cynthia D'Agostino
Chapter 19: Cognitive behaviour therapy
Dr Debbie Spain
Chapter 20: Mindfulness
Annelies A. Spek (Clinical Psychologist) and Michelle Kiep (Psychologist)
Chapter 21: Psychopharmacology
Dr Jane McCarthy and Prof Eddie Chaplin
Section 4: Understanding and Managing Risk
Chapter 22: Risk Assessment and Management
David Murphy (Broadmoor Hospital, West London NHS Trust)
Chapter 23: Anger and emotion regulation
Kate Johnston (Adolescent At-risk and Forensic Service, National & Specialist CAMHS, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; Department of Psychology, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience) and Emmie Neophytou (Adolescent At-risk and Forensic Service, National & Specialist CAMHS, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust)
Chapter 24: Autism and Offending
Clare Melvin (Doctoral Candidate, Tizard Centre, University of Kent), Aida Malovic (Department of Psychology, Politics, and Sociology, Canterbury Christ Church University) and Glynis H. Murphy (Professor of Clinical Psychology & Disability, Tizard Centre, University of Kent)
Chapter 25: Substance use disorders
Prof Eddie Chaplin and Dr Jane McCarthy
Section 5: Promoting Health and wellbeing
Chapter 26: A review of Mind-Body interventions in Autism Spectrum: what do we know and where do we go?
C. Ellie Wilson (Science in English)
Chapter 27: Addressing mental health conditions and promoting wellbeing in autism: An interview with Joe Powell on autism, care and quality of life based on his experience of a service user and his new life as the Director of All Wales People First
Joe Powell (National Director, All Wales People First) speaks to Richard Mills (CAAR, Department of Psychology, University of Bath; Consultant Associate, AT-Autism, London)
About the Author :
Dr Eddie Chaplin is Professor of Mental Health in Neurodevelopmental Disorders at London South Bank University.
Debbie Spain is Postdoctoral Clinical Researcher and Nurse Consultant at the MRC Social, Genetic & Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London.
Dr Jane McCarthy is a Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Director at the Danshell Group, who care for and support adults living with a learning disability or autism.
Review :
As a clinician working with Autistic adults this book is a perfect addition to the resource library. It provides the reader with access to expert voices, providing an accessible appraisal of current literature, thinking and practical approaches in the complex and developing area of mental health and Autism.
This comprehensive and insightful volume will be essential reading for anyone working with adults on the autism spectrum. Dr Spain and her colleagues have collected authoritative chapters by leading clinicians and researchers, covering the many mental health issues affecting autistic adults, including anxiety, depression, OCD, and ADHD. Less well-known, but very important, conditions such as catatonia and PTSD are also covered, and every chapter provides practical as well as theoretical content. Appropriately, the final word is given to Joe Powell, who reflects on his own experience of striving for wellbeing as an adult on the autism spectrum.
