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Title: ADHD and aggression as correlates of suicidal behavior in assaultive prepubertal psychiatric inpatients
Author: Goodman, G; Gerstadt, C; Pfeffer, CR; Stroh, M; Valdez, A
Abstract: Forty-three psychiatrically hospitalized prepubertal children were assessed regarding their assaultive and suicidal behaviors. These children were subsequently classified into two groups, assaultive/suicidal (AS) and assaultive-only (AO). AS children had higher aggression and suicidal-scale scores, but not higher depression scores, and were more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD. ADHD, child's aggression, and maternal depression and state anger accounted for 33% of the variance in suicidal-scale scores. Aggression mediated the relation between ADHD and suicidal behavior. Differences in symptom pattern between these two subtypes of assaultive inpatient children are interpreted as a basis for distinctive screening procedures.
Source: SUICIDE AND LIFE-THREATENING BEHAVIOR
Publication Year: 2008
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