Possible association between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and attempted suicide in adolescents – A pilot study

Manor, Iris; Gutnik, I.; Ben-Dor, David H.; Apter, Alan; Sever, Jonathan; Tyano, Sam; Weizman, Abraham; Zalsman, Gil

doi:10.1016/j.eurpsy.2009.06.001

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“…Moreover, researches have shown an association with ADHD and internet dependency and suicide attempts (27,28). Suicide attempts and internet dependency are considered impulsive behaviors.…”

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“…Among the studies evaluating the text anxiety, we have not come across with a research directly gravitated towards ADHD. ADHD has negative effects on the success of education (27)(28)(29)(30). Several features of ADHD contribute to poor performance in test situations; inherent difficulties with impulse control, attention capacity, and hyperactivity disrupt the acquisition of basic academic skills (31).…”

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Test anxiety prevalance and related variables in the students who are going to take the university entrance examination

Kavakçı¹,

Sönmezer²,

Kartal³

et al. 2014

Dusunen Adam

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Test anxiety prevalance and related variables in the students who are going to take the university entrance examinationObjective: Test anxiety is common among students and has adverse effects on their exam performance. This study firstly focused on finding the prevalence of test anxiety. The second aim was to identify the predictors of test anxiety and its related variables among students who are going to take the university entrance exam.Method: Totally 436 students (girls=220, boys=216) who were randomly recruited from four different schools to represent all the students who will take the University Entrance Examination in Sivas city centre participated in the study. The students filled in the Socio-demographic Data Form sociodemographic form, Test Anxiety Inventory (TAI), Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS), Wender Utah Rating Scale (WURS) and Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS).Results: Test anxiety was detected in the 48.0% of students (n=208). Additionally, exam anxiety was found in 40.3% of the males (n=87) and in 55.8% of the girls (n=121) and the difference between them was statistically significant (p<0.001). There was a statistically significant relation between test anxiety and WURS, ASRS, STAI-II (Trait anxiety), LSAS anxiety, BDI scores. The symptoms of depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), social anxiety avoidant behavior, and the state of taking additional courses were found as the independence factors that affect the exam anxiety. A lifetime rate of suicide attempts were significantly more in those with exam anxiety. There was a relationship between test anxiety and the time spent for internet.Conclusion: Approximately half of the students taking the university entrance exams feel a high level of test anxiety. It may be useful for the test anxiety prevention programs to include the screening and treatment of ADHD, depression and social anxiety. Sonuç: Üniversite sınavlarına giren öğrencilerin yaklaşık yarısında yüksek düzeyde sınav kaygısı vardır. Sınav kaygısını önleme programlarının, DEHB, depresyon ve sosyal kaygının araştırılmasını ve tedavi edilmesini içermesi yararlı olabilir.Anahtar kelimeler: DEHB, depresyon, sosyal anksiyete, sınav kaygısı

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“…Moreover, researches have shown an association with ADHD and internet dependency and suicide attempts (27,28). Suicide attempts and internet dependency are considered impulsive behaviors.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Test anxiety prevalance and related variables in the students who are going to take the university entrance examination

Kavakçı¹,

Sönmezer²,

Kartal³

et al. 2014

Dusunen Adam

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“…Studies have found significant association between ADHD and suicidal behavior 37,38 . ADHD was associated with high co-morbidity with depression and personality disorders, which might be factors increasing the risk of suicide.…”

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Prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and co-morbid disorders among students of Cumhuriyet University

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TURKEYABSTRACT -Background and Objectives: Most of the previous studies investigated prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among university students with self report measures. Present study investigated actual prevalence of ADHD and comorbid disorders among university students in Cumhuriyet University of Sivas in Turkey.Methods: In the first stage, 980 university students filled in the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale and socio-demographic form, 79 of whom were above the cut-off score of Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale, considered as possible ADHD. They were evaluated in the second stage via structured interview SCID I, SCID II, Adult ADHD Module of MINI Plus. In addition, subjects filled in the self report Adult ADD/ADHD DSM IV-Based Diagnostic Screening and Rating Scale.Results: The self report ADHD prevalence rate was 10.1% and the actual prevalence rate of ADHD among the university students was calculated 6.1%. The prevalence of ADHD was greater among male than female (7.0% vs. 5.5%). Among the male students inattentive subtype was 1.6%, hyperactive-impulsive 0.24%, combined 5.1%. Female students were found to be inattentive by 1.45%, hyperactive-impulsive by 0.56% and combined type by 3.48%. Most of the students with ADHD had Axis I (especially depressive disorders) and Axis II disorders (especially cluster B personality disorders). ADHD diagnosis was associated with more cigarette and alcohol use, academic failure, legal problems, somatic complaints and suicide attempts. Students with ADHD were spending more time on the Internet than students without ADHD. Only one student diagnosed with ADHD reported to have had previous ADHD diagnosis.Conclusions: ADHD is common among university students. Having a diagnosis of ADHD in early adulthood seems to be associated with psychological, social, and academic problems.

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“…In order to investigate the link between ADHD and suicidal behaviour, adolescents who had attempted suicide were clinically assessed for ADHD symptoms (Manor et al 2010). Sixty-five per cent of the included 23 participants were diagnosed with ADHD, 43.5% with depression and 39% with cluster B-PD.…”

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Developmental comorbidity in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Taurines

Schmitt

Renner

et al. 2010

ADHD Atten Def Hyp Disord

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With the present review, we intend to highlight the importance of considering the age- and development-dependent occurrence of comorbidity in ADHD and to outline distinct trajectories of symptom progression with possible impact on course and outcome of ADHD. The review will focus on introducing the concepts of "developmental epidemiology" and "developmental comorbidity". Psychiatric and non-psychiatric age-dependent comorbidity can be seen in the majority of children, adolescents and adults with ADHD, resulting in a severe impairment of everyday life with considerable functional and psychosocial problems. Concerning the temporal order of occurrence, psychiatric conditions may be present before the appearance of first definite ADHD symptoms ("pre-comorbidity", such as temperament factors, sleep disturbance, autism spectrum disorders and atopic eczema). They may coincide with the time when ADHD symptoms reach a clinically significant level ("simultaneous comorbidity": enuresis, encopresis, developmental dyslexia). The majority of comorbidity, however, appears after the onset of ADHD in the course of disease ("post-comorbidity": tic disorder, depression and suicidality, anxiety disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, bipolar disorder, conduct and substance use disorders, obesity and personality disorders). The aetio-pathophysiology of ADHD and its comorbid disorders and also the nature of comorbidity itself being highly heterogeneous, we additionally discuss possible models of comorbidity. In the future, longitudinal data on distinct patterns of symptom and comorbidity progression would help to refine disease classification systems, strengthen the power of future genetic studies and finally allow for more specific treatment strategies.

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Possible association between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and attempted suicide in adolescents – A pilot study

Abstract: These preliminary results suggest a significant association between ADHD and suicidal behavior in adolescents. Further study is needed to establish this association and assess the causality.

Cited by 59 publications

References 26 publications

Test anxiety prevalance and related variables in the students who are going to take the university entrance examination

Test anxiety prevalance and related variables in the students who are going to take the university entrance examination

Prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and co-morbid disorders among students of Cumhuriyet University

Developmental comorbidity in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

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