@article{ref1,
title="Psychiatric comorbidities modify the association between childhood ADHD and risk for suicidality: a population-based longitudinal study",
journal="Journal of attention disorders",
year="2017",
author="Yoshimasu, Kouichi and Barbaresi, William J. and Colligan, Robert C. and Voigt, Robert G. and Killian, Jill M. and Weaver, Amy L. and Katusic, Slavica K.",
volume="23",
number="8",
pages="777-786",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of psychiatric comorbidities on the association between childhood ADHD and suicidality among adults. <br><br>METHOD: Subjects were recruited from a population-based birth cohort. Participating adult subjects with childhood ADHD and non-ADHD controls were administered a structured psychiatric interview to assess suicidality and psychiatric comorbidities. Associations were assessed using logistic regression. <br><br>RESULTS: Compared with controls, ADHD cases were significantly more likely to meet criteria for suicidality. Subjects with childhood ADHD who met criteria for generalized anxiety disorder had a higher than expected risk of suicidality with an observed odds ratio of 10.94 (95% confidence interval [4.97, 24.08]) compared with an expected odds ratio of 4.86, consistent with a synergistic interaction effect. Significant synergistic interactions were also observed for hypomanic episode and substance-related disorders. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Childhood ADHD is significantly associated with adult suicidal risk. Comorbidity between ADHD and some psychiatric disorders is associated with a higher suicidal risk than expected.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1087-0547",
doi="10.1177/1087054717718264",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1087054717718264"
}