title: Comorbidity of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder with personality disorders in homeless people.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a condition that begins in childhood but can continue into adulthood, and may be the cause of many disadaptive behaviors, as in the case of homeless people, who often display a high incidence of personality disorders. The goal of this study is to analyze the comorbidity of ADHD with axis II disorders in a Spanish homeless population.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The outcomes show high comorbidity between these two kinds of disorders, and that the prevalence of axis II disorders is higher among people with ADHD than among the general population.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  From these results we can draw the conclusion that in homeless people ADHD in childhood continues into adulthood, when it is very often observed together with personality disorders. Finally, the implications of this study both for clinical practice and for future lines of research are discussed.
authors.affiliation: OPIICS Research Group, University of Zaragoza, C/Domingo Miral s/n, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain. salavera@unizar.es.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Salavera
authors.forename: José Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Antoñanzas
authors.forename: Juan Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Bustamante
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carrón
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Usán
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Teruel
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bericat
authors.forename: Lucía
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Monteagudo
authors.forename: Soledad
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Larrosa
authors.forename: José M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Tricás
authors.forename: Orosia
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Lucha
authors.forename: Raquel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Noé
authors.forename: Laurane
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jarie
authors.forename: Raquel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cerra
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000150:complications*; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D013030:Spain