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Co-transmission of conduct problems with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: familial evidence for a distinct disorder

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Christiansen, H., Chen, W., Oades, R. D., Asherson, P., Taylor, E. A., Lasky-Su, J., Zhou, K., Banaschewski, T. +23 more·2008·Journal of Neural Transmission

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Common disorders of childhood and adolescence are attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) and conduct disorder (CD). For one to two cases in three diagnosed with ADHD the disorders may be comorbid. However, whether comorbid conduct problems (CP) represents a separate disorder or a severe form of ADHD remains controversial. We investigated familial recurrence patterns of the pure or comorbid condition in families with at least two children and one definite case of DSM-IV ADHDct (combined-type) as part of the International Multicentre ADHD Genetics Study (IMAGE). Using case diagnoses (PACS, parental account) and symptom ratings (Parent/Teacher Strengths and Difficulties [SDQ], and Conners Questionnaires [CPTRS]) we studied 1009 cases (241 with ADHDonly and 768 with ADHD + CP), and their 1591 siblings. CP was defined as > or =4 on the SDQ conduct-subscale, and T > or = 65, on Conners' oppositional-score. Multinomial logistic regression was used to ascertain recurrence risks of the pure and comorbid conditions in the siblings as predicted by the status of the cases. There was a higher relative risk to develop ADHD + CP for siblings of cases with ADHD + CP (RRR = 4.9; 95%CI: 2.59-9.41); p < 0.001) than with ADHDonly. Rates of ADHDonly in siblings of cases with ADHD + CP were lower but significant (RRR = 2.9; 95%CI: 1.6-5.3, p < 0.001). Children with ADHD + CP scored higher on the Conners ADHDct symptom-scales than those with ADHDonly. Our finding that ADHD + CP can represent a familial distinct subtype possibly with a distinct genetic etiology is consistent with a high risk for cosegregation. Further, ADHD + CP can be a more severe disorder than ADHDonly with symptoms stable from childhood through adolescence. The findings provide partial support for the ICD-10 distinction between hyperkinetic disorder (F90.0) and hyperkinetic conduct disorder (F90.1).

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  • Family and twin studies have demonstrated that genetic influences are shared between ADHD and a wide range of other neurodevelopmental and psychopathological traits and disorders, including conduct disorder and problems, cognitive performance, autism spectrum disorders and mood disorders.

    “Family and twin studies have also demonstrated that genetic influences are shared between ADHD and a wide range of other neurodevelopmental and psycho pathological traits and disorders, including conduct disorder and problems 32 , cognitive performance 33 , autism s pectrum disorders 34 and mood disorders 35,36 .”

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Christiansen, H., Chen, W., Oades, R. D., Asherson, P., Taylor, E. A., Lasky-Su, J., Zhou, K., Banaschewski, T., Buschgens, C., Franke, B., Gabriels, I., Manor, I., Marco, R., Müller, U. C., Mulligan, A., Psychogiou, L., Rommelse, N. N. J., Uebel, H., Buitelaar, J., Ebstein, R. P., Eisenberg, J., Gill, M., Miranda, A., Mulas, F., Roeyers, H., Rothenberger, A., Sergeant, J. A., Sonuga-Barke, E. J. S., Steinhausen, H.-C., Thompson, M., & Faraone, S. V.
Affiliations
  • University of Duisburg-Essen (DE)
  • University of Southampton (GB)
  • SUNY Upstate Medical University (US)
  • Central Institute of Mental Health (DE)
  • Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
  • Geha Mental Health Center (IL)
  • Universitat de València (ES)
  • University of Zurich (CH)
  • Trinity College Dublin (IE)
  • Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
  • University of Göttingen (DE)
  • Hebrew University of Jerusalem (IL)
  • Ghent University (BE)
Corresponding author
Oades, R. D.
Venue
Journal of Neural Transmission
Published
2008-01-16
Volume
115
Issue
2
Pages
163-175
ISSN
  • 0300-9564 (ISSN-L)
  • 1435-1463
OpenAlex
W2162416274
Cited by
79
References
61
Citations by year
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FWCI
7.21
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • UWA Profiles and Research Repository (University of Western Australia) (submittedVersion)
  • Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) (submittedVersion)
  • Digital Academic REpository of VU University Amsterdam (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) (submittedVersion)
  • ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) (submittedVersion)
  • Research Portal (King's College London) (submittedVersion)
  • GoeScholar The Publication Server of the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
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Funders
  • University of Southampton
  • Medical Research Council
  • Economic and Social Research Council
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH062873)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
Keywords
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, comorbidities, familial recurrence, siblings, ICD-10, hyperkinetic disorder, genetic etiology, symptom severity
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Age Factors, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Child, Family Health, Female, Humans, Male, Psychometrics, Severity of Illness Index, Reproducibility of Results, Comorbidity, Multivariate Analysis, Conduct Disorder

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