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Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Restricted Phenotypes Prevalence, Comorbidity, and Polygenic Risk Sensitivity in ABCD Baseline Cohort - PubMed
Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35427730/
1 UC San Diego and San Diego State University, California. 2 Oregon Health & Science University, Portland. 3 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. 4 Oregon Health & Science University, Portland. Electronic address: [email protected]. 1 UC San Diego and San Diego State University, California. 2 Oregon Health & Science University, Portland.
Conclusion: This fresh estimate of national prevalence in the United States suggests that the DSM-5 definition requiring multiple informants yields a prevalence of about 3.5%. Results may inform further ADHD studies in the ABCD sample.
• Source: The Journal of Adolescent Health
• Discussion: “The results suggest crash circumstances do not widely differ for drivers with and without ADHD but highlight several factors that may be particularly challenging for young drivers with ADHD.”
• In the current retrospective study, researchers from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) compared 934 drivers with ADHD involved in 1308 crashes versus 5158 drivers without ADHD involved in 6676 crashes within 4 years after licensure. Drivers with ADHD more likely to be at fault for their crash (prevalence ratio: ) and more likely to be inattentive (prevalence ratio: 1.15). Drivers with ADHD were less likely to crash while making a left or U-turn; otherwise, no differences in crash types were noted between groups.
• Other research demonstrates that adolescents with ADHD exhibit between 30% and 40% higher crash rates.