Childhood symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and borderline personality disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Childhood attention-deficit /hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is known to be associated with adult Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). We investigated if any of the subdimensions of childhood ADHD, that is, impulsivity, inattention, or hyperactivity was more prominent in this association.

Methods

In a nation-wide cohort (N = 13,330), we utilized parent reported symptoms of childhood ADHD and clinically ascertained adult BPD diagnoses. The summed total scores of ADHD symptoms and its three subdimensions were used and standardized for effect size comparison. Associations were analyzed using Cox regression with sex and birth-year adjustments. Secondary outcomes were BPD-associated traits (i.e., self-harm and substance use) analyzed using logistic- and linear regressio

SUBMITTER: Tiger A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9796766 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature