TY - JOUR
T1 - Hyperactivity-inattention symptoms in childhood and suicidal behaviors in adolescence
T2 - The Youth Gazel Cohort
AU - Galéra, C.
AU - Bouvard, M. P.
AU - Encrenaz, G.
AU - Messiah, A.
AU - Fombonne, E.
PY - 2008/12
Y1 - 2008/12
N2 - Objective: Although a link has been suggested between attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and completed suicide, little is known about the association with suicidal behaviors in community settings. This study addresses the relationship between childhood hyperactivity-inattention symptoms (HI-s) and subsequent suicidal behaviors. Method: Nine hundred sixteen subjects aged 7-18 were recruited from the general population and surveyed in 1991 and 1999. Parent and adolescent self-reports provided psychopathology and suicidal behavior pattern measures. Multivariate modeling was used to evaluate the effects of childhood HI-s and other risk factors on adolescent suicidal behaviors. Results: In males, HI-s independently accounted for the risk of lifetime suicide plans/attempts (OR=3.25, P = 0.02) and adolescent 12-month prevalence rates of suicide plans/attempts (OR=5.46, P = 0.03). In females, HI-s did not independently heighten the likelihood of suicidal behaviors. Conclusion: This survey suggests a possible specific link between HI-s and suicide plans/attempts in males.
AB - Objective: Although a link has been suggested between attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and completed suicide, little is known about the association with suicidal behaviors in community settings. This study addresses the relationship between childhood hyperactivity-inattention symptoms (HI-s) and subsequent suicidal behaviors. Method: Nine hundred sixteen subjects aged 7-18 were recruited from the general population and surveyed in 1991 and 1999. Parent and adolescent self-reports provided psychopathology and suicidal behavior pattern measures. Multivariate modeling was used to evaluate the effects of childhood HI-s and other risk factors on adolescent suicidal behaviors. Results: In males, HI-s independently accounted for the risk of lifetime suicide plans/attempts (OR=3.25, P = 0.02) and adolescent 12-month prevalence rates of suicide plans/attempts (OR=5.46, P = 0.03). In females, HI-s did not independently heighten the likelihood of suicidal behaviors. Conclusion: This survey suggests a possible specific link between HI-s and suicide plans/attempts in males.
KW - Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
KW - Childhood and adolescence
KW - Longitudinal cohort
KW - Suicidal behaviors
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2008.01262.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2008.01262.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 18778384
AN - SCOPUS:55949130336
SN - 0001-690X
VL - 118
SP - 480
EP - 489
JO - Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
JF - Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
IS - 6
ER -