Associations between ADHD and emotional problems from childhood to young adulthood: a longitudinal genetically sensitive study.
Adi SternJessica C Agnew-BlaisAndrea DaneseHelen L FisherTimothy MatthewsGuilherme V PolanczykJasmin WertzLouise ArseneaultPublished in: Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines (2020)
Our findings demonstrate that ADHD symptoms are predictors of the development of emotional problems, from childhood up to young adulthood, through shared genetic influences. Interventions targeting ADHD symptoms might prevent the development of emotional problems. Clinicians treating youth with ADHD must be aware of their risk for developing emotional problems and ought to assess, monitor and treat emotional problems alongside ADHD symptoms from childhood to adulthood.