Anxiety and depression among college students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): Cross-informant, sex, and subtype differences

作者：Jason M. Nelson, Spencer W. Liebel · 发表于：Journal of American College Health · 年份：2017 · DOI：10.1080/07448481.2017.1382499 · 被引用次数：55 · 研究领域：Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder、Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development、Functional Brain Connectivity Studies

OBJECTIVE: This study examined symptoms of anxiety and depression among college students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). PARTICIPANTS: Data were collected between March 2011 and March 2016 from 150 college students with ADHD and 150 college students without ADHD. METHOD: Participants with ADHD were compared to a sex- and ethnicity-matched control group. For the ADHD group, parent and self-report of anxiety and depression were also compared. RESULTS: College students with ADHD self-reported significantly higher anxiety and depressive symptoms than did students without ADHD. Scores on parent-report measures of anxiety and depressive symptoms were significantly higher than scores on self-report measures. Significant sex differences were found for participants with ADHD, with females showing higher depressive and anxiety symptoms than males. Parent-reported anxiety symptoms were higher for those with inattentive type ADHD compared to combined type ADHD. CONCLUSION: The current study highlights the importance of multi-informant assessment in ADHD evaluations for college-aged adults.