Victoria U Vildalen1, Erlend J Brevik1,2,3, Jan Haavik2,3,4, Astri J Lundervold1,3. 1. 1 Department of Biological and Medical Psychology, University of Bergen, Norway. 2. 2 Division of Psychiatry, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway. 3. 3 K. G. Jebsen Centre for Research on Neuropsychiatric Disorders, University of Bergen, Norway. 4. 4 Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Norway.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate gender differences in self-reported ADHD symptoms in a group of adults with ADHD and a control group. METHODS: A total of 682 adults with ADHD (49.9% females) and 882 controls (59.2% females) completed the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS), listing the 18 symptoms included in the diagnostic criteria of ADHD. RESULTS: Within the ADHD group, females reported more severe symptoms of inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity than males. This higher symptom report of females was not found in the control group, where the number of severe inattention symptoms rather was higher in males. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that childhood symptoms of ADHD may have gone unnoticed in girls, emphasizing the need for longitudinal studies of ADHD symptoms across the life span.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate gender differences in self-reported ADHD symptoms in a group of adults with ADHD and a control group. METHODS: A total of 682 adults with ADHD (49.9% females) and 882 controls (59.2% females) completed the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS), listing the 18 symptoms included in the diagnostic criteria of ADHD. RESULTS: Within the ADHD group, females reported more severe symptoms of inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity than males. This higher symptom report of females was not found in the control group, where the number of severe inattention symptoms rather was higher in males. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that childhood symptoms of ADHD may have gone unnoticed in girls, emphasizing the need for longitudinal studies of ADHD symptoms across the life span.
Authors: Lenard A Adler; Stephen V Faraone; Phillip Sarocco; Norman Atkins; Alexandra Khachatryan Journal: Int J Clin Pract Date: 2018-09-21 Impact factor: 2.503