SynthesisBMC psychiatry2014
The association of ADHD symptoms to self-harm behaviours: a systematic PRISMA review.
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37 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 79 citations in OpenAlex.
- Prevention and postvention guidance relating to self-harm and suicide for UK educational and youth organisations: a systematic review of grey literature.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- Risk factors of suicidal spectrum behaviors in adults and adolescents with attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder - a systematic review.BMC psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- Self-injury and externalizing pathology: a systematic literature review.BMC psychiatry · 2017Pooled it
- Suicidal Ideation and Non-suicidal Self-injury in Early Adolescence: The Role of ADHD Symptoms, Affect, and Emotion Regulation.Actas espanolas de psiquiatria · 2026Article
- Guanfacine as a Treatment Option for Persistent Mental Restlessness and Deliberate Self-harm Thoughts in a Patient with Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: Case Report.Clinical psychopharmacology and neuroscience : the official scientific journal of the Korean College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026Article
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Ophthalmologists: Opportunities and Challenges.Ophthalmology and therapy · 2026Article
- Mental health conditions are associated with increased risk of subsequent self-harm, assault and unintentional injuries in two nations.Nature. Mental health · 2026Article
- Self-harm before and during imprisonment: cohort study of males in prison linking population-based routinely collected data in Wales.BJPsych open · 2025Article
- Cognitive Profiling of Children and Adolescents with ADHD Using the WISC-IV.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Entropy-based risk network identification in adolescent self-injurious behavior using machine learning and network analysis.Translational psychiatry · 2025Article
- Clinical characteristics and prevalence of adolescent self-harm before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic: retrospective cross-sectional database study.BJPsych open · 2025Article
- Deliberate self-harm in adolescents screening positive for attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder: a population-based study.BMC psychiatry · 2024Article
- [Differences in self-harm among adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorder: a gender-based approach].Revista de neurologia · 2024Article
- A Qualitative Analysis of Perspectives on Self-directed Violence in a Prospective Longitudinal Study of Young Women With and Without Childhood ADHD.Journal of attention disorders · 2024Article
- Potential Mechanisms Underlying Suicidality in Autistic People with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Testing Hypotheses from the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide.Autism in adulthood · 2024Article
- The impacts associated with having ADHD: an umbrella review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Review
- Use of healthcare services before diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a population-based matched case-control study.Archives of disease in childhood · 2023Article
- Physical Aggression Toward Others and Self: Correlates in Autism, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, and Population-Based Child Samples.JAACAP open · 2023Article
- Can a nation-wide e-cohort of ADHD and ASD in childhood be established using Welsh routinely available datasets?BMJ open · 2023Article
- The Winding Road to Equal Care: Attitudes and Experiences of Prescribing ADHD Medication among Pediatric Psychiatrists: A Qualitative Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundSelf-harm is a major public health issue in young people worldwide and there are many challenges to its management and prevention. Numerous studies have indicated that ADHD is associated with completed suicides and other suicidal behaviours (i.e., suicidal attempt and ideation). However, significantly less is known about the association between ADHD and self-harm.
methodThis is the first review of the association between ADHD and self-harm. A systematic PRISMA review was conducted. Two internet-based bibliographic databases (Medline and CINAHL) were searched to access studies which examined to any degree the association between, specifically, ADHD and self-harm.
resultsOnly 15 studies were identified which investigated the association between ADHD and self-harm and found evidence to support that ADHD is a potential risk factor for self-harm.
conclusionThis association raises the need for more awareness of self-harm in individuals with symptoms of ADHD.
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