Long-Term Consequences of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

• In Event: Developmental Trajectories: Insights From Longitudinal Data

Abstract

Using nationally representative data, we examined the relationship between ADHD and problematic outcomes during adulthood. After controlling for other correlates of ADHD, we found that ADHD was related to greater depression, proclivity for deviance, and suicidal ideation during adulthood. An ADHD diagnosis also was related to a greater likelihood of running away from home, for using tobacco, and not graduating from high school. For those with ADHD, age of diagnosis was predictive of two problematic outcomes (greater depression and suicidal ideation), but also to a greater likelihood of having eventually graduated from high school.

Authors

• Eric M. Anderman, The Ohio State University

• Seung Yon Ha, The Ohio State University