14.5% of the sample scored above the ASRS cutoff for probable ADHD, and the overall abuse latent class was especially associated with ADHD symptoms (35.9% above cutoff vs 10.1% of the non-abused group)¶
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q3 i? A chi-square analysis indicated a significant association between childhood trauma groups and ADHD symptoms, χ2(3)=88.44, p<0.001, with the overall abuse class at 35.9% above cutoff versus 10.1% of the non-abused group. → Sanderud K. 2016
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Sanderud K. 2016¶
Sanderud K., Murphy S., Elklit A. (2016). Child maltreatment and ADHD symptoms in a sample of young adults. European Journal of Psychotraumatology. https://doi.org/10.3402/ejpt.v7.32061
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Chi-square analysis and cross-tabulations (Table 2) in the national survey of 2,980 young adults; 431 (14.5%) scored above cutoff. Emotional abuse: 25.5%, sexual abuse: 15.3%, non-abused: 10.1%. No standardised effect size is printed.
"A Chi-square analysis indicated significant association between childhood trauma groups and ADHD symptoms [χ2(3) =88.44, p<0.001]. Cross tabulations revealed that the overall abuse latent class was especially associated with ADHD symptoms, with a total of 35.9% scoring higher than the cut off score on the ASRS (see Table 2)."
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Related Claims¶
- Males were significantly more likely than females to report probable ADHD in the young adult sample (OR=1.56)
- The authors interpret the maltreatment–ADHD association as partly complicated by symptom overlap between ADHD and PTSD, which may make the two conditions difficult to distinguish
- Abuse typology groups differed significantly on overall ADHD symptom scores, with only the non-abused group differing significantly from the three abuse groups in post hoc analysis — related
- In a national sample of young Danish adults, all three maltreatment latent classes showed significantly increased risk of probable ADHD relative to the non-abused class, strongest for the overall abuse class (OR=5.08), then emotional abuse (OR=3.09) and sexual abuse (OR=2.07) — related
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14.5% of the sample scored above the ASRS cutoff for probable ADHD, and the overall abuse latent class was especially associated with ADHD symptoms (35.9% above cutoff vs 10.1% of the non-abused group) |
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14.5% of the sample scored above the ASRS cutoff for probable ADHD, and the overall abuse latent class was especially associated with ADHD symptoms (35.9% above cutoff vs 10.1% of the non-abused group) |
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2021 |
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