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dc.contributor.authorBiederman, Joseph
dc.contributor.authorMick, Eric
dc.contributor.authorFaraone, Stephen V.
dc.contributor.authorBraaten, Ellen
dc.contributor.authorDoyle, Alysa
dc.contributor.authorSpencer, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorWilens, Timothy E.
dc.contributor.authorFrazier, Elizabeth
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, Mary Ann
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-12T16:38:39Z
dc.date.available2021-08-12T16:38:39Z
dc.date.issued2002-01
dc.identifier.issn0002-953X
dc.identifier.eissn1535-7228
dc.identifier.doi10.1176/appi.ajp.159.1.36
dc.identifier.pii10.1176/appi.ajp.159.1.36
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12648/2045
dc.description.abstractObjective: The substantial discrepancy in the male-to-female ratio between clinic-referred (10 to 1) and community (3 to 1) samples of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) suggests that gender differences may be operant in the phenotypic expression of ADHD. In this study the authors systematically examined the impact of gender on the clinical features of ADHD in a group of children referred to a clinic. Method: The study included 140 boys and 140 girls with ADHD and 120 boys and 122 girls without ADHD as comparison subjects. All subjects were systematically assessed with structured diagnostic interviews and neuropsychological batteries for subtypes of ADHD as well as emotional, school, intellectual, interpersonal, and family functioning. Results: Girls with ADHD were more likely than boys to have the predominantly inattentive type of ADHD, less likely to have a learning disability, and less likely to manifest problems in school or in their spare time. In addition, girls with ADHD were at less risk for comorbid major depression, conduct disorder, and oppositional defiant disorder than boys with ADHD. A statistically significant gender-by-ADHD interaction was identified for comorbid substance use disorders as well. Conclusions: The lower likelihood for girls to manifest psychiatric, cognitive, and functional impairment than boys could result in gender-based referral bias unfavorable to girls with ADHDen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Psychiatric Association Publishingen_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/*
dc.subjectPsychiatry and Mental healthen_US
dc.titleInfluence of Gender on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Children Referred to a Psychiatric Clinicen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.source.journaltitleAmerican Journal of Psychiatryen_US
dc.source.volume159
dc.source.issue1
dc.source.beginpage36
dc.source.endpage42
dc.description.versionAMen_US
refterms.dateFOA2003-01-30T00:00:00Z
dc.description.institutionUpstate Medical Universityen_US
dc.description.departmentPsychiatryen_US
dc.description.degreelevelN/Aen_US


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