Table 2 The number of males and females in each group of interest across all 15 studies identified in this review
From: The association of ADHD symptoms to self-harm behaviours: a systematic PRISMA review
Study | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
Ben-Yehuda et al. [40] | Does not specify for the DSH individuals. | Does not specify for the DSH individuals. |
Of the 39 suicidal children, 25 were males (64%). | Of the 39 suicidal children, 14 were females (36%). | |
| Â | Of the 227 suicidal adolescents, 58 (26%) were males. | Of the 227 suicidal adolescents, 169 (74%) were females. |
Deane and Young (2012) [41] | No males (n = 0) | ADHD (n = 4) |
DiScala et al. (1998) [42] | ADHD (n = 211) | ADHD (n = 28) |
Dowson et al. (2007) [43] | ADHD (n = 43) | ADHD (n = 16) |
Dowson et al. (2010) [44] | ADHD (n = 73) | No females (n = 0) |
Fulwiler et al. [45] | Self-mutilators (n = 15) | Self-mutilators (n = 1) |
|  | Suicide-attempters (n = 11) | Suicide-attempters (n = 4) |
Goodman et al. [46] | Assaultive/suicidal (83.3% of 24). | Assaultive/suicidal (16.7% of 24) |
| Â | Assaultive-only (89.5% of 19) | Assaultive-only (10.5% of 19) |
Hinshaw et al. [47] | No males (n = 0) | ADHD (n = 140) |
Hurtig et al. (2012) [48] | ADHD and DSH (n = 15) | ADHD and DSH (n = 30) |
|  | Suicidal Acts & ADHD (n = 4) | Suicidal Acts & ADHD (n = 4) |
Izutsu et al. (2006) [49] | DSH (n = 239) | DSH (n = 238) |
Lam (2002) [17] | ADD and ED admission for injury (n = 125). * States that of the types of injuries they looked at, there were 59 cases of suicide/self-harm but does not specify the gender of this group of injuries. | ADD and ED admission for injury (n = 33). See male column for more detail. |
Lam (2005) [50] | ADD (n = 97) | ADD (n = 33) |
Lynch et al. (2006) [51] | ‘At-risk’ of psychiatric disorder (n = 67) | ‘At-risk’ of psychiatric disorder (n = 73) |
Semiz et al. (2008) [52] | ADHD (n = 68.25) (65% of 105) | No females (n = 0) |
Wehmeier et al. (2008) [53] | ADHD (n = 338) (80.3%) | ADHD (n = 83) c19.7%) |