Deliberate self-harm in adolescents screening positive for attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder: a population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adolescents with attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have an increased risk of self-harm. The risk of self-harm among adolescents who display an elevated level of ADHD symptoms, but without a formal diagnosis, is not well-studied and understood.

Objective

To investigate the relationship between self-reported symptoms of ADHD and self-harm in a population-based sample of adolescents.

Methods

Adolescents in the population-based youth@hordaland study were invited to complete the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS) and the Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (SMFQ). They were asked whether they ever deliberately have taken an overdose or tried to harm themselves on purpose, once or multiple times, defined according to the code used in the Child

SUBMITTER: Austgulen A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11334607 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature