2013/11/28 by Ole Jakob Storebø, Erik Simonsen · 1 voice
Medicine · Psychology · Neuroscience · #Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder #Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending #Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
paper · doi:10.1177/1087054713512150
openalex publication_date 2013/11/28 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31
OBJECTIVE: Children with ADHD have an increased risk of later developing personality disorders and criminal behavior. The object of the present review is to analyze the associations between ADHD and antisocial personality disorder (ASPD). METHOD: A review of literature was done using EMBASE, PsycINFO, and Medline databases. RESULTS: Eighteen prospective studies (n = 5,501) showed that ADHD with and without comorbid conduct disorder (CD) is a strong predictor for the risk of later development of antisocial personality disorder (ASPD). Some of the 13 cross-sectional/retrospective studies (n = 2,451) suggested that ADHD and CD might be a separate subtype of ADHD, that especially impulsivity in ADHD is a predictor for later development of ASPD, or that callous-unemotional traits in the ADHD children are called for a risk factor for later ASPD. CONCLUSION: There is an increased risk for children with ADHD with or without comorbid CD to develop later onset of antisocial personality disorder.