Sex Differences in ADHD Trajectories across Childhood and Adolescence

Autor/inn/en	Murray, Aja Louise; Booth, Tom; Eisner, Manuel; Auyeung, Bonnie; Murray, George; Ribeaud, Denis
Titel	Sex Differences in ADHD Trajectories across Childhood and Adolescence
Quelle	In: Developmental Science, 22 (2019) 1, (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Murray, Aja Louise)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1467-7687
DOI	10.1111/desc.12721
Schlagwörter	Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Gender Differences; Conceptual Tempo; Developmental Stages; Elementary School Students; Secondary School Students; Clinical Diagnosis; Early Adolescents; Risk + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Geschlechterkonflikt; Sekundarschüler; Risiko
Abstract	Previous studies have hinted at sex differences in developmental trajectories in ADHD symptoms; however, little is known about the nature or cause of these differences and their implications for clinical practice. We used growth mixture modelling in a community-ascertained cohort of n = 1,571 participants to study sex differences in ADHD symptom developmental trajectories across the elementary and secondary school years. Participants were measured at ages 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 15. We found that females were more likely to show large symptom increases in early adolescence while males were more likely to show elevated symptoms from childhood. For both males and females, early adolescence represented a period of vulnerability characterized by relatively sudden symptom increases. Females affected by hyperactivity/impulsivity may be more likely to be excluded from diagnosis due to current age of onset criteria. More attention should be paid to early adolescence as a period of risk for hyperactivity/impulsivity symptom onset or worsening. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01