2015
Mortality in children, adolescents, and adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a nationwide cohort study
Dalsgaard S, Østergaard SD, Leckman JF, Mortensen PB, Pedersen MG. Mortality in children, adolescents, and adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a nationwide cohort study. The Lancet 2015, 385: 2190-2196. PMID: 25726514, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(14)61684-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccidentsAdolescentAdultAge of OnsetAttention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior DisordersAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityCase-Control StudiesCause of DeathChildChild, PreschoolConduct DisorderCross-Sectional StudiesDenmarkFemaleHumansInfantMalePoisson DistributionRisk FactorsSubstance-Related DisordersYoung AdultConceptsMortality rate ratiosAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderHighest mortality rate ratiosSubstance use disordersOppositional defiant disorderDeficit hyperactivity disorderExcess mortalityConduct disorderUse disordersMortality rateDefiant disorderHyperactivity disorderNationwide cohort studyDanish national registersCommon mental disordersExclusion of individualsCohort studyLundbeck FoundationCommon causeFamily historyCohort membersLarge cohortPsychiatric disordersUnnatural causesDanish individuals
2010
Psychosocial outcome and psychiatric comorbidity in older adolescents with Tourette syndrome: controlled study
Gorman DA, Thompson N, Plessen KJ, Robertson MM, Leckman JF, Peterson BS. Psychosocial outcome and psychiatric comorbidity in older adolescents with Tourette syndrome: controlled study. The British Journal Of Psychiatry 2010, 197: 36-44. PMID: 20592431, PMCID: PMC2894981, DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.109.071050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderGlobal Assessment Scale scoresTourette syndromePsychosocial outcomesComorbidity ratesChildren's Global Assessment Scale scoresPsychosocial functioningImprovement of ticsLifetime psychiatric disordersLower Children's Global Assessment Scale (CGAS) scoresAssessment Scale scoresAge 18 yearsYears of ageHigh comorbidity ratesOlder adolescentsLifetime comorbidity ratesLower CGAS scoresPoor psychosocial outcomesComorbidity outcomesPsychiatric comorbidityMajor depressionCGAS scoresPsychiatric disordersTic severityObsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms