ADHD symptom trajectories across childhood and early adolescence and risk for hypomanic symptoms in young adulthood.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is increasing evidence that childhood Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) elevates the risk of later Bipolar Spectrum Disorder (BD). However, it remains unclear whether different trajectories of ADHD symptoms confer differential risk for BD.

Methods

Data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children were available from 7811 children at age 8 years, 7435 at 10, 6798 at 13, and 1217 at 21-23 years. ADHD symptoms were assessed at 8, 10, and 13 years with the Development and Well-Being Assessment. Clinically significant hypomanic symptoms (CSHS) at 21-23 years were assessed using the Hypomania Symptom Checklist (HCL-32). Group trajectories of ADHD and its subtypes were estimated using latent class growth analysis. The prospective associati

SUBMITTER: Durdurak BB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11883789 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature