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IS ADHD IN CHILDHOOD ASSOCIATED WITH LIFETIME HOARDING SYMPTOMS? AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY
Author(s) -
Fullana Miquel A.,
Vilagut Gemma,
MataixCols David,
Adroher Núria Duran,
Bruffaerts Ronny,
Bunting Brendan,
Almeida Jose M. Caldas,
Florescu Silvia,
Girolamo Giovanni,
Graaf Ron,
Haro Josep M.,
Kovess Viviane,
Alonso Jordi
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
depression and anxiety
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.634
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1520-6394
pISSN - 1091-4269
DOI - 10.1002/da.22123
Subject(s) - hoarding (animal behavior) , epidemiology , psychiatry , psychology , clinical psychology , medicine , feeding behavior
Background Although hoarding symptoms have been traditionally conceptualized as part of obsessive‐compulsive disorder (OCD), recent data suggest that they may be more closely related to attention‐deficit hyperactivity (ADHD) symptoms and, in particular, inattention. The aim of the present epidemiological study was to investigate the association between retrospectively reported ADHD symptoms in childhood and lifetime hoarding symptoms. Methods Retrospectively reported childhood ADHD, and lifetime hoarding and obsessive‐compulsive symptoms were assessed with the Composite International Diagnostic Interview 3.0 in a random subsample of individuals ( n = 2,963) participating in a cross‐sectional survey of the adult general population of nine European countries, as part of the World Mental Health (WMH) Surveys. Results Lifetime hoarding symptoms were more common among individuals with childhood ADHD symptoms than those without ADHD symptoms (8.9% versus 2.7%, P = 0.024). Childhood inattention (but not hyperactivity) was associated with lifetime hoarding symptoms (OR = 6.04, 95% CI = 3.59–10.1) and this association remained significant after controlling for the presence of obsessive‐compulsive symptoms. Conclusion Longitudinal studies are now needed to explore the hypothesis that inattention symptoms in childhood may be a precursor of hoarding difficulties later in life.