@article{ref1,
title="Does Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder increase the risk of suicide attempts?",
journal="Journal of affective disorders",
year="2011",
author="Agosti, Vito and Chen, Ying and Levin, Frances R.",
volume="133",
number="3",
pages="595-599",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To determine if Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a risk factor for suicide attempts. METHODS: Data were drawn from the National Comorbidity Replication Survey (NCS-R), a nationally representative sample of adults (N=8098). RESULTS: Of the 365 adults with current ADHD, 16% attempted suicide. After controlling for the presence of comorbid disorders, logistic regression analyses revealed that the ADHD was not a not a strong predictor of suicide attempts; having one or more comorbid disorders was associated with fourfold to twelvefold elevated risk. LIMITATIONS: The small sample size of respondents with ADHD who attempted suicide significantly reduced the probability of determining which specific comorbid disorders were correlated with parasuicide. CONCLUSIONS: Early treatment of ADHD and comorbidity may reduce the risk of suicide attempts and improve its prognosis.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0165-0327",
doi="10.1016/j.jad.2011.05.008",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2011.05.008"
}