ADHD in adolescents with borderline personality disorder

BMC Psychiatry

Table 3 Prevalence of Axis-I and Axis-II disorders in BPD adolescents with and without comorbid ADHD

	BPD (N = 76)		BPD-ADHD (N = 9)		Analysis *
Disorders	N	%	N	%	Chi ²	p
Axis-I disorders ^#
Mood disorders	43	56.6	4	44.4	0.41	0.52
Anxiety disorders	20	26.3	2	22.2	0.03	0.86
Eating disorders	25	32.9	2	22.2	0.06	0.81
Disruptive behavior disorders	13	17.1	7	77.8	9.09	0.01
Substance related disorders	15	19.7	2	22.2	0.04	0.85
Axis-II disorders ^§
Cluster A	8	10.5	0	0	0.47	0.49
Cluster B	18	23.7	5	55.6	2.70	0.08
Cluster C	41	53.9	4	44.4	0.02	0.88

# K-SADS; § SIDP-IV; * Mantel-Haenszel chi-square statistic controlling for recruitment centres.
Axis-I disorders: Mood disorders = Major depression, Dysthymia and Bipolar disorder. Anxiety disorders = General anxiety disorder and Post traumatic stress disorders. Eating disorders = Anorexia or Bulimia. Disruptive behavior disorders = Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct disorder. Substance related disorders = Alcohol and drug related disorders.
Axis-II disorders: Cluster A disorders = Paranoid, Schizoid and Schizotypal personality disorders; Cluster B = Antisocial, Histrionic and Narcissistic personality disorders; Cluster C = Avoidant, Dependent and Obsessive-Compulsive personality disorders.

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