Editorial: Does a Diagnosis of ADHD in Childhood Determine an Increased Risk for Future Criminality?

Problems with occupational performance, emotional adjustments, legal involvement, and educational attainment are common in adults who had been diagnosed during childhood with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.1 The NIMH Multimodal Treatment Study of ADHD (MTA) reported that of their cohort of 579 youth diagnosed with ADHD, Combined type at age 7-9, half endorsed 4 persistent symptoms of ADHD when evaluated 16 years later at a mean age of 24.7 years.2 In fact, 41% persisted in meeting full ADHD symptomatic and impairment criteria as adults.
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research