title: Risk of intimate partner violence among young adult males with childhood ADHD.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Research has clearly documented the social dysfunction of youth with ADHD. However, little is known about the interpersonal relationships of adults diagnosed with ADHD in childhood, including rates of intimate partner violence (IPV).
  
  
  METHODS
  Using data from the Pittsburgh ADHD Longitudinal Study, analyses compared the level of IPV (verbal aggression, violence) reported by young adult (18- to 25-year-old) males with childhood ADHD (n = 125) with reports by demographically similar males without ADHD histories (n = 88).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Males with childhood ADHD, especially those with conduct problems persisting from childhood, were more likely to be verbally aggressive and violent with romantic partners than males without histories of ADHD or conduct problems.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Research is needed to replicate these findings, to explore potential mechanisms, and to develop effective interventions for romantic relationship discord among young adults with ADHD histories, especially those with persistent conduct problems.
authors: Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA. brian.wymbs@seattlechildrens.org
authors: Brian
authors: B
authors: Wymbs
authors: Brooke
authors: B
authors: Molina
authors: William
authors: W
authors: Pelham
authors: Jeewon
authors: J
authors: Cheong
authors: Elizabeth
authors: E
authors: Gnagy
authors: Kat
authors: K
authors: Belendiuk
authors: Christine
authors: C
authors: Walther
authors: Dara
authors: D
authors: Babinski
authors: Dan
authors: D
authors: Waschbusch
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019955:Conduct Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires