Harmful Environmental Factors Leading to Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
10.5765/jkacap.2016.27.4.267
- Author:
Ho Jang KWON
1
;
Mina HA
;
Bung Nyun KIM
;
Myung Ho LIM
Author Information
1. Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Harmful environmental factor;
ADHD;
Environmental
- MeSH:
Arsenic;
Cadmium;
Child;
Genes, vif;
Humans;
Manganese;
Pesticides;
Polychlorinated Biphenyls;
Polycyclic Hydrocarbons, Aromatic;
Prevalence;
Risk Factors;
Tobacco
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
2016;27(4):267-277
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common, childhood-onset, neuropsychiatric disorder with an estimated prevalence of 2–7.6% in Korean children. Although the etiology of ADHD is not well understood, evidence from genetic factor and environmental factor studies suggests that ADHD results from a gene environmental interaction. In the current study, we reviewed the evidence for and clinical implications of the hypothetical roles of organophosphate pesticides, organochlorine pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls, phthalate, bisphenol, polyfluoroalkyl chemicals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, mercury, lead, arsenic, cadmium, manganese, tobacco, alcohol as harmful risk factors in the development of ADHD.
