RAADS-14 Screen: validity of a screening tool for autism spectrum disorder in an adult psychiatric population

Table 1 Sex ratio and age per sample

Sample	n				Age, mean ± SD, range
Sample	Male	Female	Unknown	Total	Age, mean ± SD, range
Phase II
ASD^a,b	31	22	5	58	33.7 ± 11.5, 16 to 70
ADHD	16	23	4	43	37.0 ± 12.2, 19 to 64
Other psychiatric disorders^c	41	50	4	95	35.6 ± 12.4, 18 to 77
Mood disorders^d	17	13	1	31
Anxiety disorders^e	11	22	1	34
Psychotic disorders^f	11	7	2	20
Borderline personality disorder	8	19	1	28
Non-psychiatric	105	400	85	590	45.0 ± 10.9, 19 to 66
Phase III
ASD^g	32	43	2	77	35.2 ± 10.9, 16 to 58
ADHD	11	162	28	301	32.6 ± 12.0, 17 to 68
Other psychiatric disorders	23	45	1	69	32.8 ± 9.8, 18 to 57
Mood disorders	9	19		28
Anxiety disorders	7	26		33
Psychotic disorders	5	5		10
Borderline personality disorder	3	7		10

^aCoexisting psychiatric disorder in n = 23 (40%).
^bASD includes autistic disorder, Asperger’s disorder and atypical autism.
^cIn the ‘other psychiatric disorders group’, specific diagnoses are stated; however, the sums of reported diagnoses do not add up to the number of patients in the group because these patients may have co-occurring diagnoses.
^dMood disorders include major depression and bipolar I and II.
^eAnxiety disorders include obsessive-compulsive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder.
^fPsychotic disorders include brief psychosis, schizoaffective disorder and schizophrenia.
^gCoexisting psychiatric disorder in n = 45 (58%).

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