Association Between Smoking and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms in a Population-Based Sample of Young Adults
Author(s) -
Scott H. Kollins,
F. Joseph McCler,
Bernard F. Fuemmeler
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
archives of general psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3636
pISSN - 0003-990X
DOI - 10.1001/archpsyc.62.10.1142
Subject(s) - impulsivity , attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , odds ratio , confidence interval , population , medicine , logistic regression , psychiatry , psychology , pediatrics , demography , environmental health , sociology
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been associated with increased risk of smoking, and some studies have suggested that inattentive symptoms specifically may underlie this risk. Few studies, however, have examined ADHD symptoms in nonclinical samples to determine the extent to which the number of symptoms-independent of the full diagnosis-confer risk for smoking-related outcomes.
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