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Effects of comorbid ADHD with learning disabilities on anxiety, depression, and aggression in adults
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posted on 2009-05-01, 00:00 authored by Jane McGillivrayJane McGillivray, K BakerObjective: ADHD and learning disabilities (LD) frequently coexist and there are indications that comorbidity may increase the risk of psychopathology.
Method: The current study examined the gender distribution and frequency of comorbidity and its impact on the prevalence of symptoms of anxiety, depression, and aggression in a clinic sample of 80 adults with ADHD, aged 18 to 58 years. More individuals were diagnosed with ADHD+LD than ADHD only, with no difference in this distribution according to gender.
Results: A factorial multivariate analysis of variance indicated that females with ADHD+LD displayed more cognitive depression than females with ADHD only and than males with ADHD+LD and ADHD only. However,individuals with ADHD only and individuals with ADHD+LD did not differ on overall anxiety, depression or aggression. Likewise, males and females did not differ on measures of psychopathology.
Conclusion: This study lays the foundation for continued research into the characteristics and comorbidities of adults with ADHD.
Method: The current study examined the gender distribution and frequency of comorbidity and its impact on the prevalence of symptoms of anxiety, depression, and aggression in a clinic sample of 80 adults with ADHD, aged 18 to 58 years. More individuals were diagnosed with ADHD+LD than ADHD only, with no difference in this distribution according to gender.
Results: A factorial multivariate analysis of variance indicated that females with ADHD+LD displayed more cognitive depression than females with ADHD only and than males with ADHD+LD and ADHD only. However,individuals with ADHD only and individuals with ADHD+LD did not differ on overall anxiety, depression or aggression. Likewise, males and females did not differ on measures of psychopathology.
Conclusion: This study lays the foundation for continued research into the characteristics and comorbidities of adults with ADHD.
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Journal
Journal of attention disordersVolume
12Issue
6Pagination
525 - 531Publisher
Sage Publication, IncLocation
Thousand Oaks, Calif.Publisher DOI
ISSN
1087-0547eISSN
1557-1246Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal; C Journal articleCopyright notice
2009, SAGE PublicationsUsage metrics
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ADHDlearning disabilitiescomorbiditydepressionadultsSocial SciencesScience & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicinePsychology, DevelopmentalPsychiatryPsychologyDEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDERATTENTION-DEFICIT\/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDERPSYCHIATRIC COMORBIDITYGENDER-DIFFERENCESCONDUCT PROBLEMSCHILDRENIMPACTADOLESCENTSPREVALENCESYMPTOMS
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