Open AccessDepression and Suicidal Behavior in Young Adult Men and Women With ADHD
Author(s) -
Dara E. Babinski,
Kristina A. Neely,
Djibril M. Ba,
Guodong Liu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the journal of clinical psychiatry/the journal of clinical psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.677
H-Index - 207
eISSN - 1534-8628
pISSN - 0160-6689
DOI - 10.4088/jcp.19m13130
Subject(s) - suicidal ideation , young adult , depression (economics) , psychiatry , attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , suicide prevention , poison control , injury prevention , psychology , comorbidity , clinical psychology , mental health , suicide attempt , medicine , medical emergency , developmental psychology , economics , macroeconomics
This study used commercial claims data to examine the effects of ADHD and sex on the prevalence of depression, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts in a sample of young adult men and women (aged 18-25 years) with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Patterns of treatment use for these conditions was also explored.