ArticlePLoS medicine2010
Road trauma in teenage male youth with childhood disruptive behavior disorders: a population based analysis.
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- The Impact of Untreated Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder on Motor Vehicle Accidents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Advances in therapy · 2026Pooled it
- Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and risk of injuries: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of injury & violence research · 2017Pooled it
- A Digital Mental Health Support Program for Depression and Anxiety in Populations With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Feasibility and Usability Study.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
- The relation between the age at diagnosis of problem behaviors related to aggression and distal outcomes in Swedish children.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2019Article
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- ADHD, depression, and motor vehicle crashes: A prospective cohort study of continuously-monitored, real-world driving.Journal of psychiatric research · 2018Article
- Motor Vehicle Crash Risk Among Adolescents and Young Adults With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.JAMA pediatrics · 2017Article
- Association Between Medication Use for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Risk of Motor Vehicle Crashes.JAMA psychiatry · 2017Article
- Pregnancy and the risk of a traffic crash.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2014Observational
- Serious transport accidents in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and the effect of medication: a population-based study.JAMA psychiatry · 2014Article
- Medical interventions to reduce motor vehicle collisions.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2014Review
- Modern medicine is neglecting road traffic crashes.PLoS medicine · 2013Article
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- Social benefit payments and acute injury among low-income mothers.Open medicine : a peer-reviewed, independent, open-access journal · 2012Article
- Mental disorders as risk factors: assessing the evidence for the Global Burden of Disease Study.BMC medicine · 2011Article
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Abstract
backgroundTeenage male drivers contribute to a large number of serious road crashes despite low rates of driving and excellent physical health. We examined the amount of road trauma involving teenage male youth that might be explained by prior disruptive behavior disorders (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder). METHODS AND
findingsWe conducted a population-based case-control study of consecutive male youth between age 16 and 19 years hospitalized for road trauma (cases) or appendicitis (controls) in Ontario, Canada over 7 years (April 1, 2002 through March 31, 2009). Using universal health care databases, we identified prior psychiatric diagnoses for each individual during the decade before admission. Overall, a total of 3,421 patients were admitted for road trauma (cases) and 3,812 for appendicitis (controls). A history of disruptive behavior disorders was significantly more frequent among trauma patients than controls (767 of 3,421 versus 664 of 3,812), equal to a one-third increase in the relative risk of road trauma (odds ratio = 1.37, 95% confidence interval 1.22-1.54, p<0.001). The risk was evident over a range of settings and after adjustment for measured confounders (odds ratio 1.38, 95% confidence interval 1.21-1.56, p<0.001). The risk explained about one-in-20 crashes, was apparent years before the event, extended to those who died, and persisted among those involved as pedestrians.
conclusionsDisruptive behavior disorders explain a significant amount of road trauma in teenage male youth. Programs addressing such disorders should be considered to prevent injuries.
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