Associated predictors of functional impairment among adolescents with ADHD-a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adolescence is associated with functional impairment in several domains of life. To enable development of interventions that more effectively target functional impairment in this age group, the associations between clinical characteristics and impairment need to be clarified. The aim of this study was to investigate the associations between ADHD and functional impairment, if they varied by sex, and the potential impact of comorbid psychiatric symptoms on the associations.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional study including adolescents with ADHD (n = 164) and a reference group of adolescents without ADHD (n = 106). Self-ratings and parental ratings of functional impairment in different life domains were used as outc

SUBMITTER: Meyer J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8985377 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature