Child Trauma Accentuates Risk for Attempted Suicide in Females with ADHD By Adulthood but Not in Neurotypical Comparisons: Heritable Risk and Context Matter

In a diverse sample of girls with ADHD (140), maltreatment predicted higher likelihood of suicide attempt by adulthood (35% vs 14%, OR = 3.10, p <.05), including stringent covariates. Maltreatment did not significantly predict suicidality in matched comparisons (88). Heritable ADHD symptoms and less-heritable traumatic life events require joint consideration.