Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in youth with psychosis spectrum symptoms.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Childhood attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is common in psychotic disorders. However, prevalence estimates vary widely and the impact of ADHD on the severity of psychotic symptoms and associated features is unclear. We used the Philadelphia Neurodevelopmental Cohort (PNC; n = 9498 youth age 8-21), which includes a comprehensive structured interview of clinical symptoms and the Penn Computerized Neurocognitive Battery (CNB), to clarify the prevalence of ADHD in psychosis spectrum (PS) youth and determine if comorbid ADHD is associated with severity of psychotic symptoms and cognitive impairment.

Methods

Prevalence of ADHD among PS youth was established by comparing PS youth to all other youth in the PNC cohort. Cognition was compared between four gro

SUBMITTER: Fox V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8582016 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature