| Literature DB >> 31590105 |
Nella Schiavone1, Maarit Virta2, Sami Leppämäki3, Jyrki Launes2, Ritva Vanninen4, Annamari Tuulio-Henriksson2, Satu Immonen2, Ilkka Järvinen2, Eliisa Lehto2, Katarina Michelsson5, Laura Hokkanen2.
Abstract
We investigated ADHD symptoms and life outcomes in adulthood and their association with childhood ADHD and subthreshold symptoms in a prospectively followed cohort with perinatal risks. We identified participants with childhood ADHD (cADHD, n = 37), subthreshold symptoms defined as attention problems (cAP, n = 64), and no ADHD or cAP (Non-cAP, n = 217). We compared the groups and a control group with no perinatal risks (n = 64) on self-reported ADHD symptoms, executive dysfunction, and life outcomes in adulthood. At age 40, 21.6% of the cADHD, 6.3% of the cAP, 6.0% of the Non-cAP group, and 1.6% of the controls reached a screener cutoff for possible ADHD. The cADHD group had lower educational level, more ADHD symptoms and executive dysfunction, and higher rates of drug use than the other groups. Childhood ADHD associated with perinatal risks persists into midlife whereas childhood subthreshold ADHD symptoms in this cohort were not associated with negative outcomes in adulthood.Entities:
Keywords: Adult; Attention; Attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity; Cohort studies; Executive function; Self report
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Year: 2019 PMID： 31590105 DOI： 10.1016/j.psychres.2019.112574
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Psychiatry Res ISSN： 0165-1781 Impact factor: 3.222