Mental disorders among gifted and nongifted youth: a selected review of the epidemiologic literature

• Autores: Laurie T. Martin, Rachel M. Burns, Matthias Schonlau
• Localización: Gifted child quarterly, ISSN-e 1934-9041, ISSN 0016-9862, Vol. 54, Nº 1, 2010, págs. 31-41
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Given the ongoing debate over whether giftedness is associated with mental health disorders, there is a great need to highlight and compare results from the most methodologically rigorous studies. Surprisingly, the vast majority of literature reviews and background sections of research articles include studies that do not directly compare gifted and nongifted youth. Furthermore, almost no attention has been paid to how differences in the definitions of giftedness or mental health outcomes of interest affect the interpretation and comparison of studies. The authors apply an epidemiologic perspective for thinking about these issues, highlight many of the challenges of studying this population, and present results from meta-analyses that include the most methodologically rigorous studies comparing rates of depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, suicide ideation, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) between gifted and nongifted youth. They conclude with recommendations to strengthen research in this area.