Looking beyond psychosocial adversity and sex: Clinical factors associated with ADHD and other psychiatric disorders in a non-Caucasian sample of high-risk siblings

ABSTRACT: This study examined the association of clinical factors, independent of sex and high psychosocial adversity (HPAd), with the presence of ADHD or other mental disorders, specifically within a middle-income country with a non-Caucasian population. A multi-centric cross-sectional study was conducted in three sites in Colombia. Our study recruited trios of an ADHD proband, one sibling, and one parent. We used valid instruments for assessing parents and siblings. The sample included 223 siblings, an average age of 12.3 (SD 3.9), and 51.1% Females. The ADHD recurrence risk ratio (λ) was 12. The clinical factors mainly associated with the presence of ADHD, independent of sex and HPAd, were 1) Pregnancy and childbirth complications, 2) Delayed psychomotor development, 3) Temperament, and 4) Sleep disturbances. Our research showed that, independently of HPAd and the male sex, there were other clinical factors associated with ADHD and other psychiatric disorders in this population. These findings need to be replicated in similar populations globally.

• Autores: Palacio Ortiz, Juan David; Palacios Cruz, Lino; Martínez Zamora, Marta; Valencia Echeverry, Johanna; Macias, Jesús Enrique; López Jaramillo, Carlos Alberto
• Tipo de recurso: Article of investigation
• Fecha de publicación: 2024
• Institución: Universidad de Antioquia
• Repositorio: Repositorio UdeA
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/40211
• Acceso en línea: https://hdl.handle.net/10495/40211
• Palabra clave: Trastorno por Déficit de Atención con Hiperactividad; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity; Factores de Riesgo; Risk Factors; Psicopatología; Psychopathology; Adolescente; Adolescent; Hispánicos o Latinos; Hispanic or Latino; Desarrollo Infantil; Child Development; Países en Desarrollo; Developing Countries; https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001289; https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012307; https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011599; https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000293; https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006630; https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002657; https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003906
• Rights: openAccess
• License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/