@article{ref1,
title="Adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and suicide attempters: a case control study from Iran, West Asia",
journal="International journal of high risk behaviors and addiction",
year="2016",
author="Mozhdehi Fard, Masoud and Hakim Shooshtari, Mitra and Najarzadegan, Mohammad Reza and Khosravi, Terme and Bidaki, Reza and Moradi, Maziar and Pourshams, Maryam and Mohammadi Farsani, Hamide and Ghiasi, Zahra and Mostafavi, Seyed Ali",
volume="6",
number="1",
pages="e29537-e29537",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) persists into adulthood in up to two thirds of affected patients. Usually, ADHD has co-morbidities with several psychiatric disorders, and its symptoms occur more frequently in suicide attempters and may thus be a reason for the completed act of suicide.   Objectives: The aim of the current study was to compare adult suicide attempters affected by ADHD with other suicide attempters without a history of suicide attempts that referred to the outpatient clinic.   Patients and Methods: This case control study was conducted at Loghman-Hakim hospital, Tehran, during a one year period. A total of 394 hospitalized patients in the poison control center that had attempted suicide were recruited. In the control group, 394 individuals without a history of suicide attempts were recruited from referrals to the outpatient clinic of Loghman-Hakim hospital, which provides services for almost all medical specialties. We used Conners' adult ADHD rating scale self-report, including the screening version form and subscale (CAARS-S: SV), the Wender Utah rating scale (WURS), and clinical interviews for diagnosis of ADHD. The hypothesis was tested using an independent samples t-test and ANOVA.   Results: The results of our study showed that a history of psychiatric disorders and a family history of ADHD and suicide were significantly higher (P > 0.01) in the case group than the control group. In addition, both children and adult ADHD among suicide attempters were significantly higher (P > 0.01) than the corresponding rates in the control group.   Conclusions: ADHD is a common co-morbidity among suicide attempters. Hence, early diagnosis and treatment with consideration of ADHD may reduce suicide attempt risk.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2251-8711",
doi="10.5812/ijhrba.29537",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5812/ijhrba.29537"
}