June 19, 2026 · The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science · DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2026.10696

Association between co-occurring psychiatric conditions and premature mortality in autistic people: population-based cohort study

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This study investigates the association between co-occurring psychiatric conditions and premature mortality in autistic individuals. The authors found that autistic people with psychiatric conditions have a significantly higher risk of premature mortality compared to both non-autistic individuals without psychiatric diagnoses and autistic individuals without psychiatric conditions. The findings suggest that timely detection and treatment of psychiatric conditions in autistic individuals may improve their life expectancy.

Mark J Taylor, Miriam I Martini, Ralf Kuja-Halkola, Sarah Cassidy, Angelica Ronald, Magnus Tideman, Isabell Brikell, Zheng Chang, Brian M D'Onofrio, Paul Lichtenstein, Agnieszka Butwicka, Tatja Hirvikoski, Henrik Larsson

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