Relationshipbetweensuicidalbehavior/self-mutilationand vitaminB12andfolicacidlevelsinadultattentiondeficit hyperactivitydisorder

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Tuygar Okutucu F., Değirmencioğlu Gök D.

Annals of Medical Research, cilt.30, sa.12, ss.1549-1556, 2023 (Hakemli Dergi)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 12
  • Basım Tarihi: 2023
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5455/annalsmedres.2023.10.291
  • Dergi Adı: Annals of Medical Research
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1549-1556
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aim:Attentiondeficithyperactivitydisorder(ADHD)andsuicidalbehaviorarecommon situationsthatcausesocialandemotionalproblems. deficienciesoffolateandvitaminB12 havebeenrelatedtosuicidalbehaviorandtheetiologyofADHD.Weaimedtoevaluate theassociationbetweensuicide/self-mutilationbehaviorsandVitaminB12andfolicacid levelsinadultADHD. MaterialsandMethods:AdultADHDpatientswereevaluatedintermsofsociodemographiccharacteristicsandsuicidalbehavior/self-mutilation,suicideideation, impulsivity, andfunctionalitywithclinicalinterviewsandscales.Comorbidpsychiatricdiagnoseswere excluded. LevelsofvitaminB12andfolateweredetected. All resultswerecomparedto healthycontrolsstatistically.ThenADHDpatientsweredividedintotwogroupswithand withoutsuicidalbehavior/self-mutilationandcomparedclinically. Results: Therewere40ADHDpatientsand40healthycontrols inthestudy. Suicidal behavior/self-mutilation,suicideideationandimpulsivityscoresandpsychiatricdiagnosis historyoffirst-degreerelativeswerehigher inthepatientgroup. LevelsofVitaminB12 andfolicacidweresimilar inbothgroupsandnotcorrelatedwithsuicidalbehavior/selfmutilationandsuicidal ideation. Conclusion: Therewas a significant associationbetweenadultADHDand suicidal behavior/self-mutilation. Suicide-relatedconsequenceswereparticularly relatedto impulsivity. ItmayberecommendedtoscreenindividualswithADHDforsuicidal ideation andimpulsivitytoreduceriskybehaviors.However, itdoesnotsupportthehypothesisof arelationshipbetweenlowB12andfolateandsuicidalityinadultADHD.