[HTML][HTML] Is there a female protective effect against attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder? Evidence from two representative twin samples

MJ Taylor, P Lichtenstein, H Larsson… - Journal of the American …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is more frequent in males than in
females. The “female protective effect” posits that females undergo greater exposure to …

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a selective overview

J Biederman - Biological psychiatry, 2005 - Elsevier
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a multifactorial and clinically
heterogeneous disorder that is associated with tremendous financial burden, stress to …

[HTML][HTML] Do different factors influence whether girls versus boys meet ADHD diagnostic criteria? Sex differences among children with high ADHD symptoms

F Mowlem, J Agnew-Blais, E Taylor, P Asherson - Psychiatry research, 2019 - Elsevier
We investigate if different factors influence whether girls versus boys meet diagnostic criteria
for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among children with high ADHD …

[HTML][HTML] Perceptions of girls and ADHD: results from a national survey

P Quinn, S Wigal - Medscape general medicine, 2004 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective The purpose of this survey is to explore perceived gender differences in attention-
deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Methods Online Harris Interactive interviews were …

Internal and external validity of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in a population-based sample of adults

JJS Kooij, JK Buitelaar, JW FURER… - Psychological …, 2005 - cambridge.org
Background. Follow-up studies of childhood ADHD have shown persistence of the disorder
into adulthood, but no epidemiological data are yet available. Method. ADHD DSM-IV …

[HTML][HTML] The worldwide prevalence of ADHD: is it an American condition?

SV Faraone, J Sergeant, C Gillberg… - World psychiatry, 2003 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a behavioral disorder that affects up to 1 in
20 children in the USA. The predominance of American research into this disorder over the …

Molecular genetics of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

SV Faraone, E Mick - Psychiatric Clinics, 2010 - psych.theclinics.com
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is among the most common childhoodonset
psychiatric disorders. The worldwide prevalence of ADHD in children is 8% to 12%, 1 and …

Heritability of attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults

I Brikell, R Kuja‐Halkola… - American Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder.
Symptoms often persist into adulthood, with a prevalence of 2.5–5% in adult populations …

Psychiatric comorbidity differences in clinic-referred children and adolescents with ADHD according to the subtypes and gender

A Ghanizadeh - Journal of child neurology, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
There are controversial or even opposite findings about gender and prevalence of comorbid
psychiatric disorders among different subtypes of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder …

ADHD seen in 11% of US children as diagnoses rise

A Schwarz, S Cohen - New York Times, 2013 - darkwing.uoregon.edu
The figures showed that an estimated 6.4 million children ages 4 through 17 had received
an ADHD diagnosis at some point in their lives, a 16 percent increase since 2007 and a 53 …