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Psychiatric, Psychosocial, and Cognitive Functioning of Female Adolescents With ADHD

RUCKLIDGE, JULIA J., TANNOCK, ROSEMARY·2001·Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

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Objective To characterize the psychiatric, psychosocial, and cognitive functioning of female adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in comparison with female controls and males with ADHD. Female controls were also compared with male controls to verify gender differences in a nonclinical sample.Method One hundred seven adolescents from Southern Ontario aged 13 to 16 were included: 24 females with ADHD, 35 males with ADHD, 28 control females, and 20 control males. All were assessed with semistructured interviews, questionnaires, and tests of achievement and intellectual functioning.Results After controlling for parental education and estimated Full Scale IQ, females with ADHD were more impaired than control females in depression, anxiety, distress, teacher relationships, stress, attributional styles, and locus of control and on all cognitive and achievement measures. Females with ADHD were more impaired than males with ADHD in self-reported anxiety, distress, depression, locus of control, and vocabulary scores. These group differences were confirmed by higher ratings by parents and teachers in symptoms of psychopathology. Males with ADHD were more impaired in processing speed. Some gender differences (locus of control and vocabulary scores) were eliminated when controlling for ADHD severity. The absence of any differences between male and female controls indicates gender differences were specific to the clinical groups.Conclusion Females with ADHD are at high risk for more psychological impairment than both males with ADHD and control females. The identified psychosocial problems point to areas for intervention.

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Authors
RUCKLIDGE, J. J., & TANNOCK, R.
Affiliations
University of Toronto (CA)
Corresponding author
RUCKLIDGE, JULIA J.
Venue
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2001-05
Volume
40
Issue
5
Pages
530-540
ISSN
0890-8567 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2122298761
Cited by
223
References
42
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FWCI
5.58
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • UC Research Repository (University of Canterbury) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology
Keywords
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, adolescent girls, gender differences, psychiatric comorbidity, depression, anxiety, psychosocial functioning, cognitive function, processing speed, locus of control, attributional style, teacher relationships, ADHD symptom severity
MeSH terms
Achievement, Adolescent, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Mental Disorders, Cognition Disorders, Female, Humans, Life Change Events, Male, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Severity of Illness Index, Social Adjustment

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