Title

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

Authors

Nelson, Jason M.; Liebel, Spencer W.

Abstract

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.

Subjects

ANXIETY; ATTENTION-deficit hyperactivity disorder; PSYCHOLOGY of college students; MENTAL depression; ETHNIC groups; PARENTS; SELF-evaluation; SEX distribution; SYMPTOMS; ADULTS

Publication

Journal of American College Health, 2018, Vol 66, Issue 2, p123

ISSN

0744-8481

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1080/07448481.2017.1382499