Associated predictors of functional impairment among adolescents with ADHD-a cross-sectional study.

Jenny Meyer Iman Alaie Mia Ramklint Vladislav Ruchkin

Published in: Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health (2022)

Our results suggest that attention difficulties, in particular, seem to impair academic functioning in adolescents with ADHD, and interventions targeting such difficulties are warranted. In addition, comorbid symptoms need to be assessed and treated, and self-reports of functioning should be included in research and clinical practice involving adolescents.

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