Yehuda Pollak1, Tycho J Dekkers2,3, Rachel Shoham4,5, Hilde M Huizenga2,6,7. 1. The Seymour Fox School of Education, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel. yehuda.pollak@mail.huji.ac.il. 2. Department of Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 3. Department of Forensic Youth Psychiatry and Complex Behavioral Disorders, De Bascule, Academic Center for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Duivendrecht, The Netherlands. 4. Department of Psychology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel. 5. Special Education Department, Talpiot College, Holon, Israel. 6. Amsterdam Brain and Cognition Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 7. Research Priority Area Yield, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associated with several forms of risk-taking behavior (RTB). This paper aims to examine the scope of ADHD-related RTB, to highlight potential underlying mechanisms of this association, and to review initial evidence for interventions aimed to treat ADHD-related RTB. RECENT FINDINGS: Multiple lines of evidence indicate that ADHD is associated with real-life RTB across several domains (e.g., reckless driving, substance use, and unprotected sex), which is corroborated by evidence on laboratory risk-taking tasks. Several individual differences, some of them informed by decision theory, e.g., comorbid disorders, parental monitoring, and perceived enlarged benefits of RTB, may explain the link between ADHD and RTB. A number of studies showed that interventions designed for ADHD may reduce RTB. ADHD is linked to RTB across several domains. Decision theory may serve as a conceptual framework for understanding the underlying mechanisms, and thus may inform future research.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associated with several forms of risk-taking behavior (RTB). This paper aims to examine the scope of ADHD-related RTB, to highlight potential underlying mechanisms of this association, and to review initial evidence for interventions aimed to treat ADHD-related RTB. RECENT FINDINGS: Multiple lines of evidence indicate that ADHD is associated with real-life RTB across several domains (e.g., reckless driving, substance use, and unprotected sex), which is corroborated by evidence on laboratory risk-taking tasks. Several individual differences, some of them informed by decision theory, e.g., comorbid disorders, parental monitoring, and perceived enlarged benefits of RTB, may explain the link between ADHD and RTB. A number of studies showed that interventions designed for ADHD may reduce RTB. ADHD is linked to RTB across several domains. Decision theory may serve as a conceptual framework for understanding the underlying mechanisms, and thus may inform future research.
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