Risky behavior in gambling tasks in individuals with ADHD--a systematic literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this review was to gain insight into the relationship between Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and risky performance in gambling tasks and to identify any potential alternate explanatory factors.

Methods

PsycINFO, PubMed, and Web of Knowledge were searched for relevant literature comparing individuals with ADHD to normal controls (NCs) in relation to their risky performance on a gambling task. In total, fourteen studies in children/adolescents and eleven studies in adults were included in the review.

Results

Half of the studies looking at children/adolescents with ADHD found evidence that they run more risks on gambling tasks when compared to NCs. Only a minority of the studies on adults with ADHD reported aberrant risky behavior. T

SUBMITTER: Groen Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3772864 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature