Co-Occurrence of ODD and CD in Preschool Children With Symptoms of ADHD. (July 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bendiksen, Bothild; Svensson, Elisabeth; Aase, Heidi; Reichborn-Kjennerud, Ted; Friis, Svein; Myhre, Anne M.; Zeiner, Pål
• Is Part Of: Journal of attention disorders. Volume 21:Number 9(2017)
• Page Start: 741
• Page End: 752
• Publication Date: 2017-07
• Subjects: ADHD -- preschool children -- subtypes -- sex differences -- co-occurring symptoms -- Oppositional Defiant Disorder -- Conduct Disorder; Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder -- Periodicals; Attention -- Periodicals; 616.8589
• DOI: 10.1177/1087054714538655
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1087-0547

Abstract

Objective: Patterns of co-occurrence between ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), and Conduct Disorder (CD) were examined in a sample of non-referred preschool children. ADHD subtypes and sex differences were also explored.Method: Children aged 3.5 years ( n = 1, 048) with high scores on ADHD characteristics were recruited from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study and clinically assessed, including a semi-structured psychiatric interview.Results: In children with ADHD, concurrent ODD was present more often than CD (31% vs. 10%), but having ADHD gave higher increase in the odds of CD than of ODD (ODD: odds ratio [OR] = 6.7, 95% confidence interval [CI] = [4.2, 10.8]; CD: OR = 17.6, 95% CI = [5.9, 52.9]). We found a greater proportion of children having the combined ADHD subtype as well as more severe inattentiveness among children with co-occurring CD compared with ODD. Sex differences were minor.Conclusion: There are important differences in co-occurring patterns of ODD and CD in preschool children with ADHD.