Citation

Kimbrel NA, Wilson LC, Mitchell JT, Meyer EC, Debeer BB, Silvia PJ, Gratz KL, Calhoun PS, Beckham JC, Morissette SB. Psychiatry Res. 2017; 252: 161-163.

Affiliation

The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.psychres.2017.02.015

PMID

28279896

Abstract

The objective of the present research was to examine the association between ADHD symptoms and nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) in male Iraq/Afghanistan-era veterans with and without PTSD. Approximately 25% of veterans screened positive for clinically-significant levels of ADHD. Male veterans with PTSD were significantly more likely to report ADHD symptoms than male veterans without PTSD. In addition, as expected, ADHD was strongly associated with NSSI, even after accounting for the effects of demographic variables, PTSD, depression, and alcohol use disorder. Future work aimed at replicating and extending these findings in longitudinal studies of veterans is needed.

Published by Elsevier B.V.

Language: en

Keywords

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; NSSI; Nonsuicidal self-injury; Posttraumatic stress disorder