TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Does Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder increase the risk of suicide attempts?
JO  - Journal of affective disorders
A1  - Agosti, Vito
A1  - Chen, Ying
A1  - Levin, Frances R.
SP  - 595
EP  - 599
VL  - 133
IS  - 3
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0165-0327
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2011.05.008
ID  - ref1
ER  -