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Relationshipbetweensuicidalbehavior/self-mutilationand vitaminB12andfolicacidlevelsinadultattentiondeficit hyperactivitydisorder

Fatma Tuygar Okutucu, Duygu Değirmencioğlu Gök

Annals of Medical Research Cilt 30 · Sayı 12 · ss. 1549–1556 · 01.12.2023
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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.

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Tuygar Okutucu, F., & Değirmencioğlu Gök, D. (2023). Relationshipbetweensuicidalbehavior/self-mutilationand vitaminB12andfolicacidlevelsinadultattentiondeficit hyperactivitydisorder. Annals of Medical Research, 30(12), 1549–1556. https://doi.org/10.5455/annalsmedres.2023.10.291

BibTeX 
@article{tuygarokutucu2023-243592,
  author = {Tuygar Okutucu, Fatma and Değirmencioğlu Gök, Duygu},
  title = {Relationshipbetweensuicidalbehavior/self-mutilationand vitaminB12andfolicacidlevelsinadultattentiondeficit hyperactivitydisorder},
  journal = {Annals of Medical Research},
  year = {2023},
  volume = {30},
  number = {12},
  pages = {1549--1556},
  issn = {2636-7688},
  doi = {10.5455/annalsmedres.2023.10.291},
  url = {https://akademik.atauni.edu.tr/yayinlar/243592-relationshipbetweensuicidalbehaviorself-mutilationand}
}