Kate Keenan

TL;DR: Previous findings indicating family-genetic influences in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are extended by using both pediatrically and psychiatrically referred proband samples, and the distributions of comorbid illnesses in families provide further validation for subgrouping probands with attention deficithyperactivity disorder byComorbidity.

TL;DR: A comprehensive theory of girls' developmental psychopathology that integrates social and developmental influences is presented and is found to find moderate support for both hypotheses.

TL;DR: In this paper, the temporal ordering, onset, and cooccurrence of conduct disorder and the following comorbid conditions are elucidated: Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, Depressive Disorder, Substance Use, and Somatization Disorder.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors traced developmental sequences in disruptive behavior from childhood to adolescence in two community samples of boys and identified three developmental pathways: (a) an early authority conflict pathway, consisting in sequence of stubborn behavior, defiance, and authority avoidance; (b) a covert pathway consisting of minor covert behaviors, property damage, and moderate to serious forms of delinquency; and (c) an overt pathway, including aggression, fighting, and violence.

TL;DR: Relatives of ADD probands had a higher morbidity risk for ADD than did relatives of psychiatric and normal controls and could not be accounted for by gender or generation of relative, the age of proband, social class, or the intactness of the family.