Conduct problems, gender and adult psychiatric outcome of children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
| Autor: | Preben Bo Mortensen, Per Hove Thomsen, Morten Frydenberg, Søren Dalsgaard |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
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Conduct Disorder Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent 03 medical and health sciences Sex Factors 0302 clinical medicine medicine Humans Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder 030212 general & internal medicine Young adult Risk factor Child Psychiatry Proportional Hazards Models Mental Disorders Hazard ratio Prognosis medicine.disease Comorbidity Mental health 030227 psychiatry Hospitalization Psychiatry and Mental health El Niño Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity Conduct disorder Child Preschool Female Psychology Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Dalsgaard, S, Mortensen, P B, Frydenberg, M & Thomsen, P H 2002, ' Conduct problems, gender and adult psychiatric outcome of children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder ', British Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 181, pp. 416-421 . |
| ISSN: | 1472-1465 0007-1250 |
| Popis: | BackgroundAttention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common childhood condition, and is more prevalent in boys. The adult outcome of girls with ADHD has never been studied.AimsTo identify predictors for adult psychiatric outcome of children with ADHD, including gender and comorbidity.MethodChildren aged 4–15 years, referred for hyperactivity/inattention and treated with stimulants were included (n=208). The Psychiatric Case Register provided follow-up data on psychiatric admissions in adulthood until a mean age of 31 years.ResultsA total of 47 cases (22.6%) had a psychiatric admission in adulthood. Conduct problems in childhood were predictive (hazard ratio HR=2.3; 95% CI 1.22–4.33). Girls had a higher risk compared with boys (HR=2.4; 95% CI 1.1–5.6).ConclusionsGirls with ADHD had a higher risk of adult psychiatric admission than boys. Conduct problems were also associated with a higher risk. Girls with ADHD with conduct problems had a very high risk of a psychiatric admission in adulthood. |
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