TY - JOUR
T1 - Risk-Taking Behavior in Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
T2 - a Review of Potential Underlying Mechanisms and of Interventions
AU - Pollak, Yehuda
AU - Dekkers, Tycho J.
AU - Shoham, Rachel
AU - Huizenga, Hilde M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2019/5/1
Y1 - 2019/5/1
N2 - 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. Summary: 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.
AB - 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. Summary: 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.
KW - Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
KW - Decision theory
KW - Expected utility
KW - Heuristics
KW - Risk return
KW - Risk-taking behavior
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U2 - 10.1007/s11920-019-1019-y
DO - 10.1007/s11920-019-1019-y
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C2 - 30903380
AN - SCOPUS:85063316575
SN - 1523-3812
VL - 21
JO - Current Psychiatry Reports
JF - Current Psychiatry Reports
IS - 5
M1 - 33
ER -
