Coexisting psychiatric problems and stressful life events in adults with symptoms of ADHD: a large Swedish population-based study of twins

Friedrichs, BettinaDepartment of Women's and Children's Health, Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Unit, Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (författare)

Coexisting psychiatric problems and stressful life events in adults with symptoms of ADHD : a large Swedish population-based study of twins

Funding Agencies:Kempe-Carlgrenska FoundationClas Groschinsky Memorial FoundationKarolinska Institutet Center of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
OBJECTIVE: To explore the associations of subtypes of adult ADHD with other psychiatric problems, stressful life events, and sex differences.METHOD: Odds ratios were calculated using information from 17,899 participants from a population-based survey of adult twins born in Sweden between 1959 and 1985.RESULTS: Symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were associated with an increased risk for symptoms of (odds ratio [95% confidence interval]): generalized anxiety disorder (5.6 [4.3; 6.5]), major depression (2.8 [2.4; 3.2]), bipolar disorder (8.0 [5.1; 12.6]), obsessive-compulsive disorder (3.9 [3.1; 4.9]), and alcohol dependence (2.6 [2.2; 3.1]). Symptoms of ADHD were found to be associated with an increased risk for stressful life events (1.8 [1.3; 2.4]). No significant difference in comorbidity was observed between the two sexes.CONCLUSION: Both women and men with ADHD are at increased risk for symptoms of other psychiatric disorders. They are also at increased risk for stressful life events.

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP Psykologi hsv//swe
SOCIAL SCIENCES Psychology hsv//eng
MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP Klinisk medicin Psykiatri hsv//swe
MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES Clinical Medicine Psychiatry hsv//eng
ADHD; comorbidities; adults; population-based study; twin study; generalized linear mixed effects models
Psykologi
Psychology
Psychiatry
Psykiatri

Igl, WilmarDepartment of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (författare)
Larsson, Henrik,1975-Karolinska Institutet(Swepub:oru)hiln (författare)
Larsson, Jan-OlovKarolinska Institutet (författare)
Department of Women's and Children's Health, Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Unit, Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SwedenDepartment of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (creator_code:org_t)

Ingår i:Journal of Attention Disorders: Sage Publications16:1, s. 13-221087-05471557-1246

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