Young adult mental health and functional outcomes among individuals with remitted, persistent and late-onset ADHD.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associated with mental health problems and functional impairment across many domains. However, how the longitudinal course of ADHD affects later functioning remains unclear.AimsWe aimed to disentangle how ADHD developmental patterns are associated with young adult functioning.

Method

The Environmental Risk (E-Risk) Longitudinal Twin Study is a population-based cohort of 2232 twins born in England and Wales in 1994-1995. We assessed ADHD in childhood at ages 5, 7, 10 and 12 years and in young adulthood at age 18 years. We examined three developmental patterns of ADHD from childhood to young adulthood - remitted, persistent and late-onset ADHD - and compared these groups with one another and with non-ADHD controls o

SUBMITTER: Agnew-Blais JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6098692 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature