The Three-year Outcome of Emotional Symptoms in Clinically Referred Youth with ADHD and their Relationship to Neuropsychological Functions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Further knowledge is needed regarding long-term outcome of emotional symptoms, and the interplay between these symptoms and neuropsychological functioning in youth with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Objective

We aimed to explore the effect of performance-based neurocognitive functions and parent-rated behavioral executive functioning (EF) on self-rated and parent-rated internalizing symptoms longitudinally in clinically referred youth with ADHD (n = 137; mean age = 12.4 years). We also aimed to examine the change in self-rated emotional symptoms in the ADHD group and a Control group (n = 59; mean age = 11.9 years).

Method

At baseline, and three years later, parents completed rating scales of their child's ADHD symptoms (Swanson Nolan Pelh

SUBMITTER: Tallberg P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9284941 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature