Five‐year outcomes of ADHD diagnosed in adulthood

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ID21391797
AutoresElin Nylander (0000-0003-2966-919X, Department of Psychology University of Gothenburg Gothenburg Sweden, autor de correspondencia), Orestis Floros (ADHD Unit Sankt Görans Hospital Stockholm Sweden), Timea Sparding (Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology the Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg Gothenburg Sweden), Eleonore Rydén (Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology the Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg Gothenburg Sweden), Stefan Hansen (Department of Psychology University of Gothenburg Gothenburg Sweden), Michael Landen (0000-0002-4496-6451, Karolinska Institutet), Mikael Landén (Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology the Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg Gothenburg Sweden)
Año2021
Volumen62
Número1
Páginas13-24
Fecha de publicación2021-02-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaScandinavian Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0036-5564 • E-ISSN: 1467-9450
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/sjop.12692
PMID33216369
OpenAlexW3105421694
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas71

There is a dearth of long‐term follow‐up studies of adults diagnosed with ADHD. Here, the aim was to evaluate long‐term outcomes in a group of ADHD patients diagnosed in adulthood and receiving routine psychiatric health care. Adults diagnosed with any type of ADHD ( n = 52) and healthy controls ( n = 73) were assessed at baseline and at a 5‐year follow‐up, using Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF), Clinical Global Impression (CGI), Brown ADD Scale (BADDS) and Adult ADHD Self‐Report Scale (ASRS). A multivariate regression method was used to identify factors predicting 5‐year outcomes, including baseline ratings, medication intensity, comorbidity, intelligence quotient (IQ), age, and sex. After 5 years, ADHD patients reported fewer and/or less severe symptoms compared to baseline, but remained at clinically significant symptom levels and with functional deficits. Baseline self‐reports of ADHD symptoms predicted their own 5‐year outcome and low baseline functioning level predicted improved global functioning at follow‐up. Factors previously reported to predict short‐term outcomes (i.e., medication, comorbidity, IQ, age, and sex) did not anticipate long‐term outcomes in present study

Clinical Global Impression · Cognition · Comorbidity · Developmental psychology · Global Assessment of Functioning · Psychiatry · Young adult · Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder · Clinical Psychology · Functional Brain Connectivity Studies · Medicine · Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies · Psychology