Tourette Syndrome

Findings from University of Goettingen in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder reported

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"Its impact on further comorbidity during development is important for clinical practice and still a matter of debate. Method Aspects of developmental psychopathology considering the impact of ADHD were examined by logistic regression (year wisely) in a cross-sectional sample of children and adolescents (n = 5060) from the TIC database. Results In TS+ADHD (compared to TS-ADHD) higher rates of comorbid conditions like OCD, anxiety disorders, CD/ODD and mood disorders were found in children (510 years). In adolescents (1117 years) higher comorbidity rates in TS+ADHD remained only for CD/ODD and mood disorders. Accordingly, for OCD and anxiety disorders there was a steeper year wise increase of these comorbidities in TS-ADHD while it was a similar for CD/ODD and mood disorders in TS-ADHD as well as TS+ADHD. Conclusion Children with TS+ADHD have more comorbidities than the TS-ADHD group, whereas in both adolescent groups this did no longer hold for OCD and anxiety disorders," wrote V. Roessner and colleagues, University of Goettingen.

The researchers concluded: "These findings indicate that in TS comorbid ADHD is associated with high rates of externalizing and internalizing problems, whereas TS without ADHD is associated only with internalizing problems in adolescence."

Roessner and colleagues published their study in European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (Developmental psychopathology of children and adolescents with Tourette syndrome - impact of AND. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2007;16(Suppl. 1):24-35).

For more information, contact V. Roessner, University of Goettingen, Dept. of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Psychotherapy, Siebold Str 5, D-37075 Gottingen, Germany.

Publisher contact information for the journal European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry is: Dr. Dietrich Steinkopff Verlag, PO Box 10 04 62, D-64204 Darmstadt, Germany.

Keywords: Germany, ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Mental Health, University of Goettingen.

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