title: Does Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder increase the risk of suicide attempts?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine if Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a risk factor for suicide attempts.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were drawn from the National Comorbidity Replication Survey (NCS-R), a nationally representative sample of adults (N=8098).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 365 adults with current ADHD, 16% attempted suicide. After controlling for the presence of comorbid disorders, logistic regression analyses revealed that the ADHD was not a not a strong predictor of suicide attempts; having one or more comorbid disorders was associated with fourfold to twelvefold elevated risk.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The small sample size of respondents with ADHD who attempted suicide significantly reduced the probability of determining which specific comorbid disorders were correlated with parasuicide.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Early treatment of ADHD and comorbidity may reduce the risk of suicide attempts and improve its prognosis.
authors.affiliation: New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10032, USA. agostiv@pi.cpmc.columbia.edu
authors.forename: Vito
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Agosti
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Frances R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Levin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D013405:Suicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult