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CURRENT PSYCHIATRY REPORTS
Volume 22, Issue 12, Pages -Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11920-020-01193-w
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ADHD; Maltreatment; Child; Adolescent; Differential diagnosis
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Purpose of the Review The purpose of the current paper was to review and summarize the literature on ADHD and maltreatment over the past 10 years. Recent Findings The majority of research on ADHD and exposure to maltreatment focuses on the high rates of comorbidity, including international studies from Asia, South America, North America, and Europe. Longitudinal studies showed that early exposure to maltreatment is a risk factor for ADHD symptoms later in development; however, this finding was not consistent. There were some preliminary studies on the neurological and genetic mechanisms underlying the link between ADHD and exposure to maltreatment. Finally, ADHD and exposure to maltreatment were found to have an additive effect on clinically salient outcomes (e.g., aggression, suicide attempts). Results from the review have direct clinical and future implications, including the need to understand the effect of comorbid ADHD and exposure to maltreatment in treatment studies.
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