Do Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Oppositional Defiant Disorder Influence Preschool Unintentional Injury Risk?
Dawn L Garzon, PhD, APRN, BC, CPNP, Assistant Professor1, Hongyan Huang, PhD2, and Richard D Todd, PhD, MD, Professor2. (1) College of Nursing, University of Missouri- St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, One University Boulevard (MC 529), 228 Nursing Administration Building, St. Louis, MO 63121, (2) Department of Psychiatry, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, Division of Child Psychiatry, 660 South Euclid, Campus Box 8134, St. Louis, MO 63110 Purpose: This study explores the relationships between preschool attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), injury risk-taking behavior, and unintentional injury. Background: Unintentional injury is a significant cause of childhood morbidity and mortality. There are conflicting data about the relationship between child disruptive behavior disorders and unintentional injury, especially in preschool children. Methodology: Parents (n=179) of one- to four-year-old children who presented to the emergency
