Road trauma in teenage male youth with childhood disruptive behavior disorders: a population based analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Teenage male drivers contribute to a large number of serious road crashes despite low rates of driving and excellent physical health. We examined the amount of road trauma involving teenage male youth that might be explained by prior disruptive behavior disorders (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder).

Methods and findings

We conducted a population-based case-control study of consecutive male youth between age 16 and 19 years hospitalized for road trauma (cases) or appendicitis (controls) in Ontario, Canada over 7 years (April 1, 2002 through March 31, 2009). Using universal health care databases, we identified prior psychiatric diagnoses for each individual during the decade before admission. Overall, a total o

SUBMITTER: Redelmeier DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2981585 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature