The Developmental Trajectory of ADHD in Females: Predictors and Associations of Symptom Change from Childhood to Young Adulthood

摘要: Author(s): Loya, Fred | Advisor(s): Hinshaw, Stephen P Abstract: This dissertation presents an examination of the developmental course symptoms hyperactivity-impuslivity (HI) and inattention from childhood (Mdn age = 8.6 years) through young adulthood 20.0 in ethnically diverse sample females diagnosed with ADHD (n 140) a matched comparison group 88). Latent growth curve models caregiver-reported indicate that, over time, probands experienced marked decline all symptom domains (total, HI, inattentive) yet continued to show significantly elevated levels relative (4 11 times their mean levels). Probands also more maladaptive outcomes adulthood, including internalizing symptomatology, functional impairments, tobacco use. severity rate change time each independently predicted these outcomes, inattentive serving as robust predictors maladjustment than HI symptoms. Indeed, changes across development exerted nearly double effect on impairment adulthood. Moreover, baseline were predictive use, whereas not. In addition, adult by child psychopathology, paternal distress, parental controlling for status. These findings prospectively that persist into women, can be parent psychosocial psychopathological variables. Overall, diagnosis continue clinically significant impairments crucial life Findings underscore importance stress need identify high-risk cases early development.