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ArticleJournal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines2023

Categorical and dimensional approaches to the developmental relationship between ADHD and irritability.

Rania Johns-Mead, Nandita Vijayakumar, Melissa Mulraney, Glenn Melvin, George Youssef, Emma Sciberras, Vicki A Anderson, Jan M Nicholson, Daryl Efron, Philip Hazel and 1 more

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Article in Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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11 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Rania Johns-MeadCentre for Social and Early Emotional Development (SEED) and School of Psychology, Deakin University, Geelong, Vic., Australia.
Nandita VijayakumarCentre for Social and Early Emotional Development (SEED) and School of Psychology, Deakin University, Geelong, Vic., Australia.
Melissa MulraneyInstitute for Social Neuroscience, ISN Psychology, Ivanhoe, Vic., Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-1953-6481
Glenn MelvinCentre for Social and Early Emotional Development (SEED) and School of Psychology, Deakin University, Geelong, Vic., Australia.
George YoussefCentre for Social and Early Emotional Development (SEED) and School of Psychology, Deakin University, Geelong, Vic., Australia.
Emma SciberrasCentre for Social and Early Emotional Development (SEED) and School of Psychology, Deakin University, Geelong, Vic., Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-2812-303X
Vicki A AndersonMurdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Vic., Australia.
Jan M NicholsonJudith Lumley Centre, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Vic., Australia.
Daryl EfronMurdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Vic., Australia.
Philip HazelSydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Tim J SilkCentre for Social and Early Emotional Development (SEED) and School of Psychology, Deakin University, Geelong, Vic., Australia.
Deakin University · AURoyal Children's Hospital · AUIvanhoe Energy (Canada) · CALa Trobe University · AUThe University of Sydney · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAttention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and irritability commonly co-occur, and follow similar developmental trajectories from childhood to adolescence. Understanding of the developmental relationship between these co-occurrences is limited. This study provides a longitudinal assessment of how ADHD diagnostic status and symptom patterns predict change in irritability.

methodsA community sample of 337 participants (45.2% ADHD), recruited for the Childhood Attention Project, completed the Affective Reactivity Index (ARI) to measure irritability at baseline (mean age 10.5 years) and follow-up after 18-months. Latent change score models were used to assess how (a) baseline ADHD vs. control group status, (b) baseline symptom domain (inattention, hyperactivity-impulsivity) and (c) longitudinal change in ADHD symptom severity predicted change in irritability.

resultsIrritability was significantly higher among the ADHD group than controls; however, change in irritability over time did not differ between groups. When assessed across the entire cohort, change in irritability was predicted by higher symptom count in the hyperactive-impulsive domain, but not the inattentive domain. Greater declines in ADHD symptoms over time significantly predicted greater declines in irritability. Baseline ADHD symptom severity was found to significantly predict change in irritability; however, baseline irritability did not significantly predict change in ADHD symptoms.

conclusionsADHD symptoms-particularly hyperactive-impulsive symptoms-predict the degree and trajectory of irritability during childhood and adolescence, even when symptoms are below diagnostic thresholds. The use of longitudinal, dimensional and symptom domain-specific measures provides additional insight into this relationship.

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Attention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityAdolescentChildCognitionHumansImpulsive BehaviorIrritable MoodADHDirritabilitylatent change scorelongitudinal

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PMCPMC10952727
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