External validation of oppositional disorder and attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity

Fifty children whose parents had a diagnosis of affective disorder were given a stuctured diagnostic interview by a child psychiatrist. The parents were also interviewed about their children. Fourteen per cent of the children were found to be depressed. Compared to the remaining children, the depressed children endorsed significantly more symptoms of attention deficit disorder, oppositional disorder, mania, overanxious disorder, phobia, and bulima in the interview. The parent's interview disclosed that the depressed children were abused significantly more than the non-depressed group.

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Conduct and Oppositional Disorder in Clinically Referred Children With Attention Deficit Disorder: A Controlled Family Study

Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry ◽

10.1097/00004583-198709000-00018 ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 26 (5) ◽

pp. 724-727 ◽

Cited By ~ 109

Author(s):

JOSEPH BIEDERMAN ◽

KERIM MUNIR ◽

DEBRA KNEE

Keyword(s):

Attention Deficit ◽

Attention Deficit Disorder ◽

Family Study ◽

Clinically Referred ◽

Oppositional Disorder

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Comorbidity between Disruptive Disorders and Depression in Referred Adolescents

Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.3109/00048679409075851 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 28 (1) ◽

pp. 106-113 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Joseph M. Rey

Keyword(s):

Conduct Disorder ◽

Attention Deficit ◽

Attention Deficit Disorder ◽

Conduct Disorders ◽

Odds Ratios ◽

Disruptive Disorders ◽

Parent Questionnaires ◽

Oppositional Disorder ◽

High Comorbidity ◽

Very High

Parent questionnaires from large Australian (N=2093) and American (N=500) clinic cohorts of adolescents were used to diagnose depression, attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity, and oppositional and conduct disorders. Co-occurrence of diagnoses was very high. Comorbidity between depression and conduct disorder was not higher than that expected for any psychiatric disorder (odds ratios =1.20 and 1.45 respectively for each cohort) while comorbidity between attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity and oppositional disorder was higher than expected (odds ratios =7.03 and 9.02) but comparable to that between conduct and oppositional disorder (odds ratios =7.35 and 6.14). Co-occurrence of depression with other disorders did not increase the likelihood of comorbid conduct disorder.

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