ArticleChild psychiatry and human development2020
What Differentiates Children with ADHD Symptoms Who Do and Do Not Receive a Formal Diagnosis? Results from a Prospective Longitudinal Cohort Study.
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- Individual child factors affecting the diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents: a systematic review.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Association between child ADHD and caregivers' mental health and health-related quality of life: results from a population-based study.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2026Observational
- Is more psychotherapy a dead horse? An essay on the (in)effectiveness of individual treatment for mental suffering.PLOS mental health · 2024Article
- Parent experiences of their children's diagnosis with autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or both conditions.International journal of developmental disabilities · 2024Article
- Variation in attitudes toward diagnosis and medication of ADHD: a survey among clinicians in the Norwegian child and adolescent mental health services.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2023Article
- General practitioner-centred paediatric primary care reduces risk of hospitalisation for mental disorders in children and adolescents with ADHD: findings from a retrospective cohort study.The European journal of general practice · 2022Article
- Lost in explanation: internal conflicts in the discourse of ADHD psychoeducation.BMC psychiatry · 2022Article
- Overdiagnosis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Scoping Review.JAMA network open · 2021Article
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Abstract
ADHD diagnoses are increasing worldwide, in patterns involving both overdiagnosis of some groups and underdiagnosis of others. The current study uses data from a national longitudinal study of Irish children (N = 8568) to examine the sociodemographic, clinical and psychological variables that differentiate children with high hyperactivity/inattention symptoms, who had and had not received a diagnosis of ADHD. Analysis identified no significant differences in the demographic characteristics or socio-emotional wellbeing of 9-year-olds with hyperactivity/inattention who had and who had not received a diagnosis of ADHD. However, by age 13, those who had held a diagnosis at 9 years showed more emotional and peer relationship problems, worse prosocial behaviour, and poorer self-concept. Further research is required to clarify the developmental pathways responsible for these effects.
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