Establishing a link between attention deficit disorder/attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and childhood physical abuse
Authors: Esme Fuller-Thomson, Rukshan Mehta, and Angela Valeo
Overview
Abstract (English)
Attention deficit disorder and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders (ADD/ADHD) are found in approximately 5% to 10% of school-aged children. This study examined whether childhood physical abuse was associated with ADD/ADHD. Data were derived from a population-based sample of 13,054 adults from the 2005 Canadian Community Health Survey. We used logistical regression analysis in 2 models, both of which had ADD/ADHD as the criterion variable. There were 7 times higher odds of ADD/ADHD among those who reported they had been abused after controlling for several potential mediating factors, including age, race, gender, and 3 other types of adverse childhood experiences (parental divorce, parental addictions, and long-term parental unemployment) in comparison to those who were not abused. The results of this analysis show a strong link between childhood abuse and ADD/ADHD, an association that requires further study.
Abstract (French)
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Details
Type | Journal article |
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Author | Esme Fuller-Thomson, Rukshan Mehta, and Angela Valeo |
Publication Year | 2014 |
Title | Establishing a link between attention deficit disorder/attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and childhood physical abuse |
Volume | 23 |
Journal Name | Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma |
Number | 2 |
Pages | 188-198 |
Publication Language | English |
- Esme Fuller-Thomson
- Esme Fuller-Thomson, Rukshan Mehta, and Angela Valeo
- Establishing a link between attention deficit disorder/attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and childhood physical abuse
- Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma
- 23
- 2014
- 2
- 188-198