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Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for People with Asperger Syndrome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2005

Stephen Anderson
Affiliation:
Lothian Primary Care, Edinburgh, UK
Jane Morris
Affiliation:
Lothian Primary Care, Edinburgh, UK

Abstract

People with Asperger syndrome (AS) appear to have higher than expected rates of co-morbid psychiatric disorder. The main co-morbid diagnoses are anxiety disorders and depression, but eating disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, substance abuse and bipolar affective disorder have all been reported. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) is used effectively to treat these conditions, so could it be used in people who also have Asperger syndrome? This paper reviews important components and characteristics of cognitive behaviour therapy in relation to its use with people who have Asperger syndrome with reference to the relevant literature and to feedback from people with AS. The use of CBT in people with Asperger syndrome appears promising, but further work is needed to evaluate its effectiveness and to examine which particular aspects of therapy are helpful.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
2006 British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies

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