Association of Wender Utah Rating Scale (WURS)-61 items with clinical psychiatric diagnosis in adulthood.
(WURS)-61
ADHD
Mental disorders
Personality disorders
Substance misuse
Wender Utah Rating Scale
Journal
Irish journal of medical science
ISSN: 1863-4362
Titre abrégé: Ir J Med Sci
Pays: Ireland
ID NLM: 7806864
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Feb 2022
Feb 2022
Historique:
received:
13
02
2021
accepted:
26
02
2021
pubmed:
6
3
2021
medline:
28
1
2022
entrez:
5
3
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The Wender Utah Rating Scale (WURS) is a widely used retrospective scale in adults presenting for ADHD evaluations which features items relating to childhood symptoms. The aim of this study is to establish if certain childhood symptoms (including ADHD) as identified by the WURS-61 are associated with specific mental health disorders in adulthood. Case-control study of N=630 attending Adult Mental Health Services (AMHS) and a control group without mental disorders (N=96). The mean age of the participants was 39.81 (SD 12.94) of which 387 (53.3%) were females. There were no significant differences between cases and controls in terms of age (t= 1.829, df 724, p=.068) and gender (x There is an association between certain childhood behaviours and risk for later development of personality disorders, and psychoactive substance use. There is overlap of childhood symptoms to those who later diagnosed in adulthood with ADHD, personality disorders, and substance abuse.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
The Wender Utah Rating Scale (WURS) is a widely used retrospective scale in adults presenting for ADHD evaluations which features items relating to childhood symptoms.
AIMS
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study is to establish if certain childhood symptoms (including ADHD) as identified by the WURS-61 are associated with specific mental health disorders in adulthood.
METHODS
METHODS
Case-control study of N=630 attending Adult Mental Health Services (AMHS) and a control group without mental disorders (N=96).
RESULTS
RESULTS
The mean age of the participants was 39.81 (SD 12.94) of which 387 (53.3%) were females. There were no significant differences between cases and controls in terms of age (t= 1.829, df 724, p=.068) and gender (x
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
There is an association between certain childhood behaviours and risk for later development of personality disorders, and psychoactive substance use. There is overlap of childhood symptoms to those who later diagnosed in adulthood with ADHD, personality disorders, and substance abuse.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33665779
doi: 10.1007/s11845-021-02574-7
pii: 10.1007/s11845-021-02574-7
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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© 2021. Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland.
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