Variable Patterns of Remission From ADHD in the Multimodal Treatment Study of ADHD.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

It is estimated that childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) remits by adulthood in approximately 50% of cases; however, this conclusion is typically based on single endpoints, failing to consider longitudinal patterns of ADHD expression. The authors investigated the extent to which children with ADHD experience recovery and variable patterns of remission by adulthood.

Methods

Children with ADHD (N=558) in the Multimodal Treatment Study of ADHD (MTA) underwent eight assessments over follow-ups ranging from 2 years (mean age, 10.44 years) to 16 years (mean age, 25.12 years) after baseline. The authors identified participants with fully remitted, partially remitted, and persistent ADHD at each time point on the basis of parent, teacher, and self-rep

SUBMITTER: Sibley MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8810708 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature