1043-3155 Pediatr Neurol Briefs pedneurbriefs Pediatr Neurol Briefs Pediatric Neurology Briefs Pediatr Neurol Briefs 2166-6482 1043-3155 2166-3155 Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers Chicago, IL, USA PNB-13-64-a 10.15844/pedneurbriefs-13-8-12 Neurobehavioral Disorders Neurology Pediatrics Nervous System Diseases Child Development Brain Diseases Neurosurgery Child Infant ADHD Clinical Findings in Females http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0173-7931 Millichap J. Gordon MD 1 2 * Division of Neurology, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL Correspondence: Dr. J. Gordon Millichap, E-mail: jgmillichap@northwestern.edu 08 1999 01 05 2016 13 8 64 64 Copyright: © 1999 The Author(s) 1999 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Clinical correlates of ADHD in females: findings from a large group of girls ascertained from pediatric and psychiatric referral sources

Clinical correlates of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in females were examined in 140 girls with ADHD and compared with 122 girls without ADHD in a study at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.

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Clinical correlates of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in females were examined in 140 girls with ADHD and compared with 122 girls without ADHD in a study at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Compared to controls, girls with ADHD manifested more conduct, mood, and anxiety disorders, lower IQ and achievement scores, and more impairment on measures of social, school, and family functioning. Comorbidity findings and severity of intellectual impairments are similar to those in boys with ADHD. [1]

COMMENT. With the exception of low levels of disruptive behavior, ADHD in girls has a spectrum of symptoms and comorbidity, with mood and anxiety disorders, and impairments in cognitive functioning, school achievement, social and family functioning, similar to those found in boys.

Biederman J Faraone SV Mick E Williamson S Wilens TE Spencer TJ Clinical correlates of ADHD in females: findings from a large group of girls ascertained from pediatric and psychiatric referral sources J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 1999 Aug 38 8 966 75 10.1097/00004583-199908000-00012 10434488