Evaluation of the Persistence, Remission, and Emergence of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Young Adulthood.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is now recognized to occur in adulthood and is associated with a range of negative outcomes. However, less is known about the prospective course of ADHD into adulthood, the risk factors for its persistence, and the possibility of its emergence in young adulthood in nonclinical populations.

Objective

To investigate childhood risk factors and young adult functioning of individuals with persistent, remitted, and late-onset young adult ADHD.

Design, setting, and participants

The study sample was the Environmental Risk (E-Risk) Longitudinal Twin Study, a nationally representative birth cohort of 2232 twins born in England and Wales from January 1, 1994, to December 4, 1995. Evaluation of childhood ADHD (ages 5, 7,

SUBMITTER: Agnew-Blais JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5475268 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature