Citation

McGillivray JA, Baker KL. J. Atten. Disord. 2009; 12(6): 525-531.

Affiliation

School of Nursing, Faculty of Health, Medicine, Nursing and Behavioural Sciences, Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. mcgill@deakin.edu.au

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1087054708320438

PMID

18596302

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: 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.

Language: en