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: Received: 11 October 2023 / Approved: 11 October 2023 / Online: 12 October 2023 (05:19:08 CEST)
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Choi, B.; Kim, J. A Comparative Study of Anxiety, Depression, Suicidal Ideation, and Self-Esteem in Students with or without ADHD. Preprints2023, 2023100763. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.0763.v1
Choi, B.; Kim, J. A Comparative Study of Anxiety, Depression, Suicidal Ideation, and Self-Esteem in Students with or without ADHD. Preprints 2023, 2023100763. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.0763.v1
Choi, B.; Kim, J. A Comparative Study of Anxiety, Depression, Suicidal Ideation, and Self-Esteem in Students with or without ADHD. Preprints2023, 2023100763. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.0763.v1
APA Style
Choi, B., & Kim, J. (2023). A Comparative Study of Anxiety, Depression, Suicidal Ideation, and Self-Esteem in Students with or without ADHD. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.0763.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Choi, B. and Ji-hoon Kim. 2023 "A Comparative Study of Anxiety, Depression, Suicidal Ideation, and Self-Esteem in Students with or without ADHD" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.0763.v1
Abstract
Background and Objectives: Although there has been growing interest in the association of ADHD with anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation, and self-esteem, there is a lack of consistent results and these associations remain unclear. This study investigated the differential patterns of anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation, and self-esteem with regard to the presence of ADHD. Materials and Methods: The subjects were divided into a patient group and a control group. The patient group included 49 patients diagnosed with ADHD at the department of psychiatry of one university hospital. For the control group, 3,727 students were invited to complete a questionnaire. Of the 1,717 students who responded to the questionnaire, 245 were selected for patient-controlled studies. All the subjects were instructed to complete the Beck Suicide Ideation Scale, Children's Depression Inventory, Beck’s Depression Inventory, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. Results: ADHD subjects experienced more anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation as well as lower self-esteem compared to the control group comprising participants without ADHD. Conclusions: These findings suggest that ADHD symptoms may contribute to greater suicidal ideation through experienced depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem in school-aged children. Therefore, appropriate ADHD symptom management is necessary to reduce suicidal ideation among school-aged children with ADHD symptoms.
Medicine and Pharmacology, Psychiatry and Mental Health
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