Insecure maternal attachment is associated with depression in ADHD children.
The objective of this study was to analyze the possible association between maternal attachment style and comorbidity associated with childhood ADHD. We evaluated a total of 103 children with ADHD treated at a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre and their mothers. Comorbidity was evaluated using the MINI-KID interview. Maternal attachment was evaluated using the Adult Attachment Questionnaire. We considered child variables that could be associated with the clinical course of ADHD, such as symptom severity, age, gender, evolution time, academic level, and current pharmacological treatment; parental variables, such as the mother's psychiatric history, current psychopathology, marital status, academic level, income, and employment, were also considered. We found an association between maternal insecure attachment and comorbid depressive disorder in childhood ADHD. An insecure maternal attachment style must be considered in the assessment and treatment of childhood ADHD with comorbid depression.
Hospital Universitari Institut Pere Mata, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain. lopezf@peremata.com.|CIBERSAM, Reus, Spain. lopezf@peremata.com.|Centre de Salut Mental Infantil i Juvenil de Reus, Institut Pere Mata, C/Camí de Riudoms 11, 43201, Reus, Spain. lopezf@peremata.com.
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López Seco
Hospital Universitari Institut Pere Mata, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain.
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Mundo-Cid
Hospital Universitari Institut Pere Mata, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain.
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Aguado-Gracia
Hospital Universitari Institut Pere Mata, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain.|CIBERSAM, Reus, Spain.
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Gaviria-Gómez
Hospital Universitari Institut Pere Mata, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain.
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Acosta-García
Hospital Universitari Institut Pere Mata, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain.
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Martí-Serrano
Hospital Universitari Institut Pere Mata, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain.|CIBERSAM, Reus, Spain.
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Vilella
Hospital Universitari Institut Pere Mata, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain.|CIBERSAM, Reus, Spain.
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Masana-Marín
D000328:Adult; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D015897:Comorbidity; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009034:Mother-Child Relations / Q000523:psychology*; D009769:Object Attachment; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
Attachment; Childhood ADHD; Comorbidity; Psychosocial risk factors