title: Commentary: One way attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder can be life threatening? A travelogue on Nikolas et al. (2016).
abstract: I provide a brief commentary on the brilliant accompanying study of Nikolas et al. concerning risky bicyclist-automobile behavior in ADHD and typical youth. The sophistication of the simulator and procedures and the number and precision of measurements are remarkable and afford us an excellent glimpse into the specific mechanisms by which previously documented injury risk in such natural settings may be increased by ADHD in youth. I also briefly note clinically important implications of these and other research results on accident risk in ADHD.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina, Mount Pleasant, SC, USA.
authors.forename: Russell A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Barkley
mesh_terms: D001288:Attention; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity; D006801:Humans
keywords: ADHD deficits; accident risk; emotional dysregulation; inattention symptoms; vehicle distractibility; vehicular risk-taking