Agnieszka Mlodnicka, Maxwell Mansolf, Aruna Chandran, Izzuddin M Aris, Catrina A Calub, Shaikh Ahmad, Allison Shapiro, David Cochran, Bibiana Restrepo, Rebecca Schmidt, Irva Hertz-Picciotto, Deborah Bennett, Diane R Gold, T Michael O'Shea, Leslie Leve, Julie B Schweitzer
Limited analyses based on national samples have assessed whether early attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms predict later internalizing and externalizing symptoms in youth and the influence of sex and pubertal timing on subsequent psychiatric symptoms. This study analyzed data ( n = 2818) from the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes Program national cohort. Analyses used data from early childhood (mean age = 5.3 years) utilizing parent-reported ADHD symptoms to predict rates of internalizing and externalizing symptoms from late childhood/adolescence (mean age = 11...
March 27, 2024: Development and Psychopathology